Funeral Services for Clayton Horst, age 77, of the Muddy Pond Community of Monterey, Tennessee, will be conducted on Monday, October 5, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the Pilgrim Christian Fellowship Church. Rev. Martin Horst will officiate with interment to follow in the Weeks Cemetery. Mr. Horst was born on Tuesday, January 4, 1949, in Newton, Ontario, to the late Elam and Lydia Albrecht Horst. Mr. Horst passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2026, at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Mr. Horst was a retired general contractor working in construction. He was a faithful member of Pilgrim Christian Fellowship Church and an active member of the Muddy Pond Community. He loved to garden and an evening in the potato patch after a hard day of work was his kind of therapy. He is survived by his wife of almost 40 years, Erma Bauman Horst; children, Carl Horst of Monterey, TN, David Horst of Monterey, TN, Derek Horst of Monterey, TN, Darren Horst of Monterey, TN, Katrina Horst of Crossville, TN, Kimberly Horst of Crossville, TN; siblings, Sam and Susan Horst of Clarkrange, TN, William and Ingrid Horst of Milverton, ON, Henry and Julia Horst of Selinsgrove, PA, Ivan and Ruthann Horst of Liverpool, PA, Nelson Horst of Grimsley, TN, John and Martha Horst of the Muddy Pond Community; and a host of nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his stepmother, Maryann Mazelin Horst; siblings, Salome (and Edward) Habegger, Allan (and Emma) Horst, Joe (and Ada) Horst, Mahlon (and Bev) Horst, Reuben (and Kathleen) Horst; and sisters-in-law, Eva Horst and Shirley Horst. The family will receive friends at Pilgrim Christian Fellowship Church on Sunday, October 4, 2026, from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Arrangements and Care provided by D.M. Goff Funeral Home, Inc., 205 East Cleveland Avenue, Monterey, Tennessee 38574, Phone, 931.839.2311.