Fred Clayton Isom passed away Nov. 28, 2016, at Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield, Alabama after a brief illness. He was the owner/president of C&I Contractors, Inc. He was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. Born Nov. 7, 1932, in Russellville, Alabama, he was the son of Fred Brown Isom and Alma Mae Grissom Isom.
He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Bernice Marie Romans Isom; children, Fred Steven Isom (Julie), of Cayce, South Carolina, David Clayton Isom (Mary), James Ray Isom (Michelle), Sharon Ruth Isom Pullen (Charles), and Michael Bruce Isom (Deanna); grandchildren, Christy Isom Watkins, Justin Smith, Tiffany Isom Stonecipher (Heath), Karli Isom Ott (Mark), Jared Clayton Smith, Kalli Isom Archer (Brandon), David Clayton Isom Jr., Clinton Ray Isom, Anna Kaitlan Isom Barnes (Justin), and Micah Addison Isom; 13 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mildred Ione Isom Helsley, all of Tuscumbia, Alabama; as well as many nieces and nephews.
His funeral service and interment will be held Thursday, Dec. 1, 2016, at 11 a.m. at Colbert Memorial Chapel, 700 Highway 43 South, Tuscumbia, Alabama, conducted by Brother Greg Beasley. A visitation will be held today from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Colbert Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Attn: Memorial Honor Program FH, One St. Jude Place, Building 1000, Dept. 300, Memphis, TN 38148-0552.
You may sign the online registry at colbertmemorial.com.
