Michael Clapp

Michael Gossum Clapp lived and belonged in the Mayfield/Wingo area of Graves County, Kentucky. Public records show he was 36 when he died in early January 2007 and that his burial took place at Maplewood Cemetery in Mayfield on January 11, 2007. Those verified civic records list his home address as 2259 State Route 45N, tying him to the local community where family, neighbors, and acquaintances would have known him.

Although a formal, family-published obituary matching the exact date of death was not located in available online archives, official court and municipal records confirm his identity and the dates surrounding his passing and interment. These records indicate Michael’s life was anchored in this part of western Kentucky and that his death was later referenced in local legal proceedings.

Public documentation does not provide a fuller public portrait of Michael’s personal interests, employment, or extended family that can be cited with confidence. Out of respect for him and for readers seeking to remember him, this page avoids speculation and instead affirms what is verified: Michael Gossum Clapp was a real person with roots in Mayfield and Wingo, and his life is recorded in the community’s burial and civic records.

If family members or close friends wish to add memories, photographs, or detailed remembrances about Michael’s life, those contributions would help honor his individuality — the relationships, daily rhythms, work, and small acts of kindness that public records cannot capture. For now, this brief remembrance holds space for Michael as someone who belonged to a community and whose life mattered to those who knew him.