Rev. Willie Clay, pastor and United Methodist official

Rev. Willie B. Clay, 57, pastor and United Methodist Churchofficial, died Thursday in South Chicago Hospital.

Born in Yazoo City, Miss., Rev. Clay came to Chicago in 1961.He had been pastor at Gorham United Methodist Church, 5600 S.Indiana, for six years.

Rev. Clay formerly was superintendent of the southern Chicagodistrict of the church and program staff coordinator of its northernIllinois conference.

He was active in the Midwest Community Council and the MileSquare Federation.

Rev. Clay was a graduate and trustee of Gammon TheologicalSeminary in Atlanta and had served as pastor of Gammon MethodistChurch at …