Kay Carroll Clements

Kay Carroll Clements, 77, of Demopolis, Alabama, answered the unsolicited call from her eternal home on Monday, May 5, 2025. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, O’Neal Clements, along with her son Michael and his wife Laura and her two unmeasurably loved grandsons, Ian and Collyn, along with her brother, Mike Carroll of Calera. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard G. Carroll and Evelyn Morrison Carroll.

KK (as she was known to her grandsons and several others) grew up in Woodstock, Alabama, where she met and eventually married O’Neal (also known as Dad-O) on January 6, 1967. KK and Dad-O relocated to the Demopolis area when Dad-O’s father, Rev. Stancil (wife, Ina) Clements became pastor at Gallion Baptist Church.

KK spent 28 years with the West Alabama Mental Health Center in Demopolis. She also spent incalculable hours volunteering in the concession stands at Demopolis Academy, during sporting events. She also spent several years with the youth at Gallion Baptist Church. During those years, many were introduced to Oscar. If you want to know more about Oscar, just ask anyone who knew her. They’ll probably have a story they can share.

Visitation will be held at Memory Chapel Funeral Home in Tuscaloosa, at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 10, followed by a short service and burial there at Memory Hill Gardens.

In lieu of flowers, hug your mother, hug your dad, hug your kids – even those teenage boys who don’t want to be hugged. Hug your brothers and/or sisters, if you have them. Tell them you love them. Call them when you are in the car (on speakerphone or Bluetooth, of course!!) on the way to pick up the kids from school and you have a few minutes to talk about absolutely nothing but the weather. Call them when you are bored and have nothing else to do. Text them – about the sunset or the fish you caught, about the crazy squirrel in the back yard. Even if they don’t respond to the texts. Someday, they will scroll through those messages and know you loved them.

If you still have the urge to send flowers, please consider making a donation in her honor to the West Alabama Mental Health Center. KK made many life-long friendships during her time there, and there are many kind-hearted and loving clients who benefit greatly from the services provided by WAMHC.