Clay Alan Layne, Warsaw, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021, at Fort Wayne Lutheran Hospital, at the age of 52, after an unexpected medical emergency.

He was born Aug. 31, 1969, in Goshen, to Roger Layne and Karen (Hamman) Layne Joyce.

On July 11, 1992, Clay married his high school sweetheart, Sandy Davis.

Clay is survived by his wife, Sandy (Davis) Layne; daughters, Allison and Brooklyn Layne; sister, Sara Joyce; mother, Karen (Hamman) Layne Joyce; father and step-mother, Roger and Jane Layne, all of Warsaw. He is also survived by five step-sisters: Sheila, Laura, Pamela, Kimberly, and Melissa; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; his step-father, James Joyce; and step-sister, Deborah.

Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw