April Christine Clayton (Hoyt), 38, of Springdale, Arkansas, became our sweet Angel on July 17, 2020 as the Lord carried her to be with him.
April was born in Des Moines, Iowa when she became the loving daughter of Anton Hoyt and Charlotte Harrison Hoyt. April was a dog groomer and absolutely loved what she did. April enjoyed being outdoors and especially loved being near the water with the sun shining down on her face. Although, what filled her heart most of all was being a mother. She enjoyed spending all of her time with her beautiful daughter. As she would watch her play with her cousins and with her entire family, April cherished those moments the most.
April had such a creative and artistic soul that would come out in so many ways, from simply decorating her beautiful home to painting simple crafts. She always seen the best of things through her eyes, she always felt that anyone and everything deserved another chance to be wonderful and with that she would take a thrown away beaten piece of furniture and she would sand away their troubled past and as she began to paint she recreated the most brilliant works of art that went on to light up someone else's home such as her smile did all of ours.
April was the most amazing sister and daughter as they would all just dance and laugh together for hours, that laugh was so contagious. She would say that she wanted to laugh forever and it was her favorite emotion of all.
She will be truly missed by so many, as she was a big part of so many lives. In addition to her parents in Iowa, she is survived by her husband of 14 years, William Clayton, of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, her most precious daughter, Skylar Clayton, of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; her sister & best friend, Christina Guzman with husband, and caring brother in law, Jose Guzman, of Springdale, Arkansas, along with her loving niece and nephew Jose "Jr" Guzman, and Vida Guzman; one brother Christopher Anderson, of Kentucky, along with nephews Jacob and Cory; She leaves behind so many close and loving Aunts and Uncles and Cousins, both hers and by marriage, also the countless amount of friends who's lives have been touched by her light at one time or another, with all whom has survived our lives will all be a bit dimmer as we will always and forever miss the brightness she brought into our life.
A Celebration of Life/Visitation will be Friday, July 24, 2020 from 4:00 P.M. until 6:00 P.M. at Memorial Funeral Home, 3926 Willowood Avenue, Springdale, Arkansas 72762. An account has been established as the April Clayton Memorial Fund. Due to state mandated law, all guests will be required to wear a mask at the service.
