Maggie Johnson Thomas Clay

Maggie Johnson Thomas Clay, age 85, of Montgomery County, KY, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Maggie was born July 6, 1940, to the late Bedford and Crystal McIntosh Johnson in Breathitt County, KY.   She was a member of the Christian Assembly of God.

Maggie is survived by two daughters, Jane (Gerald) Hammack of Jeffersonville, KY and Evey (Brian) Halcomb of Mt. Sterling, KY; two sons, Hubert Thomas and Charlie Thomas, both of Mt. Sterling, KY; six grandchildren, Meghan (Brandon) DeMoss, Whittney (Jesse) Martin, Andrew (Claire) Hammack, Olivia (J.D.) Rice, James (Madison) Thomas, and Phillip Rutledge; 10 great grandchildren, Morgan Cochran, Layne Halcomb, Mason Halcomb, Parker Thomas, Sadie Martin, Siler Martin, Foster DeMoss, Adeline DeMoss, Lana Hammack, and Josie Thomas; six sisters, Liz Wilson of Sharpsburg, KY, Susie Young, Bonnie Barnett, Wanda (Wayne) Dieffenbach, Sharon (Brent) Wilson, and Christine (Chuck) Triplett, all of Mt. Sterling, KY; three brothers, Earl Johnson, Wally (Gina) Johnson, and Sam Johnson, all of Mt. Sterling, KY.

Besides her parents, Maggie is preceded in death by her husbands James Thomas and Jim Clay; one son, James Q. Thomas; one sister, Edna Trent; three brothers, B.J. Johnson, Joe Johnson, and Ed Johnson. 

Funeral services will be on Saturday, November 29, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. at the Herald and Stewart Home for Funerals Chapel in Mt. Sterling, KY. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m. until time of service. Officiating will be Scott Barnes.

Burial will follow at the Johnson-Chambers Cemetery in Mt. Sterling, KY.

Pallbearers: Mason Halcomb, Angel Ramos, Brandon DeMoss, Jesse Martin, Andrew Hammack, James Thomas, J.D. Rice, and Phillip Rutledge.

Funeral services entrusted to the care of Herald & Stewart Home For Funerals, 1002 Woodford Drive, Mt. Sterling, KY  40353