Amy Kathleen Clayborn, 52, Marion, passed away at 10:01 pm on Friday, January 20, 2023, at Parkview Hospital Randallia in Fort Wayne. She was born in Marion, Indiana, on Saturday, September 12, 1970, to John and Daisy (McCracken) Clayborn.
Amy graduated from Huntington North High School, Indiana University, Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), and Bellevue University. She worked at IWU for almost ten years as the computer lab director and at Western Governors University, where she was a faculty program mentor. She was also the former tech directory/Spanish and computer teacher at Lakeview Christian School for eight years. Amy enjoyed going to concerts and shows with her sister, and her favorite musician was Clay Aiken. She loved watching TV, especially Bob’s Burgers, Buffy, Angel, and Charmed. She loved her animals and her family, especially her great-nieces and her great-nephew. She will be remembered as a quirky, intelligent, and loving woman who will be missed greatly by those who knew her.
Survivors include her sister, Janet (Dan) Moriarity of Fort Wayne; nieces, Amber (Clarence) Holmes of Marion and Catherine (Kyle) Konz of Fort Wayne; nephew, Russell Moriarity of Uniondale; four great-nieces; one great-nephew; several friends; and her beloved cats, Buddy, Georgie, Tabby, and Punkin.
She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Roy Daniel (Lora) Clayborn and John W. (Paula) Clayborn; sister, Sharon Elizabeth Clayborn; nephews, Daniel Clayborn, Steven Clayborn, and Garry Weston Clayborn; and niece, Kristy Clayborn.
A Celebration of Life service will take place at 10:30 am on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at First Baptist Church, 727 N. Wayne St., Warren, IN 46792. Rusty Strickler will be officiating. A meal and time of fellowship will follow.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Needham-Storey-Wampner Funeral Service, North Chapel, 1341 N. Baldwin Ave., Marion, IN.
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