George Watson Clay, 68, passed into the hands of his eternal father on Monday, December 3, 2018 surrounded by his loving family. George was born in Winston-Salem North Carolina on June 27, 1950, the youngest child of James Hill Clay and Margaret Ricks Clay. George spent his early life in Winston-Salem, becoming an Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America, graduating from R.J. Reynolds High School in 1968. He received his Associates Degree from Wingate
College in 1970, and his Bachelor of A1to Degree in Radio, Television, and Motion Pictures from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in 1972. George spent most of his working life in Broadcasting with a short hiatus as a Scouting Professional with the Boy Scouts. George moved to New Hampshire in 1977 while persuing his broadcasting career as a sales representative for WEMJ and WZID. He returned to Winston-Salem in 1982 and then to Wrens, Georgia. He left Georgia and went to Raleigh NC where he sold advertising for WRAL. He then finished his career with Broadcast Music Incorporated as a Regional Representative for New England returning for what he termed his "second life" in New Hampshire. He met and married the true love of his life, Joan Scadova on December 9, 1994 George retired from BMI in 2015 and then he and Joan moved to New Bern NC, returning for his "third life" in New Hampshire in June of 2018.
George had many VA1ied interests throughout his life. His love for the Boy Scouts carried throughout his life and served on the Eagle Board of Review with the Daniel Webster Council in New Hampshire. He was a Past Master of Union Lodge #79 F.& AM. in Bristol, NH, a 32° Mason in the Scottish Rite Valley of Concord and served the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire as District Deputy Grand Master for the Seventh Masonic District. He was an avid motorcyclist when he gave up motorcycles, he still could not give up the wind in his hair and bought his last passion, a red Mazda Miata he named «Simon".
George is remembered for his kind, loving and generous ways. He is survived by his wife Joan Clay, Daughter Angela Adams and in-laws, Donald Scadova, Audrey Crosby, brothers and sisters-in-law, Debra Kontrovitz, Arlene and Donald Stoppe, Steven Scadova, Andrew and Julie Scadova, and James Scadova. and nieces and nephews. He will be forever in our hearts.
and will be missed greatly by the vast number of his friends and fraternal brothers. He will be remembered in a celebration of his life and Masonic Funeral on his 69th birthday, June 27, 2019 at his home Lodge in Bristol, NH.