John Ronald Clayton Tuesday, June 15, 2021 John Clayton John Ronald Clayton, 72, of Red Bank, passed away on Monday, June 14, 2021 at his home. He was a native of Chattanooga, and was a graduate of Hixson High School, attended and played football at the University of Tennessee, and completed his education at Emporia State. John was a member of Red Bank Cumberland Presbyterian Church, where he was an active member of the Friendship Class. He was a 50-year member of the John Henry Pierce Lodge F & AM #752 and was a current member of Red Bank Masonic Lodge #717. John was an engineer, employed at Combustion Engineering, with Tennessee Valley Authority as a contract engineer, with the Partnership for Families, Children, and Adults, and as a courier.