Clay Hunter Edgmon

Clay Hunter Edgmon, 20, is at peace after passing on Dec. 22, 2016.

The true measure of a person is not in the amount of time they spend with us, but in the impact they make in the time they have. By this standard, and many others, Clay Edgmon is both heroic and inspirational.

Clay was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in 2012. Clay continued to live his life on his own terms, refusing to let cancer define him. He smiled every day and always found a reason for gratitude. He always maintained his sense of humor by harassing his caregivers and joking with his friends. Despite attending only three and a half years of classes he still managed to graduate in the top 25 of his graduating class.

Clay was a sportsman and athlete. He loved hunting with his dad and tried his hand at almost every team sport available to him. He excelled at baseball, basketball, and golf, but football was his true passion. He was a member of the 2007 Tro-Lini championship baseball team in the Kalispell City Championship and the Kalispell Blackout travel basketball team. He played football, baseball, and basketball for the Libby Loggers. After diagnosis the doctors said he could no longer play football, so Clay joined the Logger golf team and continued to play basketball.

Clay was born in Libby on July 11, 1996. He attended Peterson Elementary and Kalispell Middle School in Kalispell, before returning to Libby. He graduated from Libby High School in 2015. Clay briefly attended Flathead Valley Community College to study engineering.

He is survived by his parents, Bryce Edgmon, Susan Monahan, Mikel Siemens, and Quinn Carver; sisters Whitney (Colin) Manuel of Jordan, and Cyra and Cayja Edgmon of Kalispell; brothers Tanner and Casey Carver of Stanfield, Ore.; grandparents Barbara Edgmon of Kalispell, Bob and Carol Monahan of Pendleton, Ore., Pat Siemens of Bigfork, Chuck and Ginger Carver of Townsend; great-grandmother Norma Hodges of Salt Lake City, Utah; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and his two nieces. He was preceded in death by grandparents Randy “Pop” Edgmon and Wilma Siemens.

Clay was known by many and was a friend to all. He was, and will continue to be, an inspiration to many for his spirit, his attitude, and his passion for life. Clay Won The Fight!

Services for Clay will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 at Libby Christian Church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to Critter’s Love Foundation at First Montana Bank in Libby. Arrangements are under the care of Schnackenberg Funeral Home & Crematory of Libby. Online condolences and memories may be shared by visiting www.schnackenbergfh.com.