Office Information

Mailing Address:
Clay County Chancery Clerk
P. O. Box 815
West Point, MS 39773

Physical Address:
Clay County Chancery Clerk
365 Court Street
West Point, MS 39773

Office Phone:  (662) 494-3124
Fax Phone:  (662) 492-4059
Clerk’s Email: lboyd@claycounty.ms.gov

Clay County’s Chancery Clerk is LaFrance Boyd.  The Chancery Clerk’s position is an elected position.

For Clay County, the Chancery Clerk’s office is the backbone of the county.  Because Clay County is a beat county and not a unit county, it does not have a County Administrator.  Therefore, typically, the Chancery Clerk in beat counties serves in the capacity as the County Administrator.

The Chancery Clerk is responsible for the following:

  • Custodian of Public Land Records
  • Clerk of the Chancery Court
  • Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
  • County Treasurer, County Auditor, Comptroller
  • Collector of Delinquent Real Estate Taxes
  • Other Duties
    • Record and preserve Military Discharge Records
    • Serves as county-wide Notary
    • U. S. Passport Agent

LaFrance has a staff who assists her in her duties as Chancery Clerk.  They are as follows:

Deputy Clerks:
Vicki Ray
Court Records & Passports
vray@claycounty.ms.gov
Ginger Allen
Accounts Payable
gallen@claycounty.ms.gov
Ann Wilkerson
Purchase Clerk
awilkerson@claycounty.ms.gov
Barbara Spraggins
Land Records
bspraggins@claycounty.ms.gov
Amanda Gunter
Land Records/Receiving Clerk
agunter@claycounty.ms.gov
Shakeena Douglas
Land Records/Asst Purchase Clerk
sdouglas@claycounty.ms.gov