Carl B. Clifford
BERLIN — Retired Gunnery Sgt. Carl B. Clifford, 86, with 20 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, passed away peacefully Wednesday Aug. 31, 2011, at his home in Berlin. Carl was born on Aug. 25, 1925, in Willard, Ohio, the son of the late William and Julia (Brown) Clifford.
He graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, in 1953 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. He was also a Boy Scout from the age of 12, and following graduation from college, he joined the Boy Scouts of America in Warren, Ohio. While with the Boy Scouts of America he earned the Silver Beaver Award, a council-level distinguished service award for a registered adult leader. Carl worked 31 years as a teacher with the Newton Falls School Board of Education. In addition to teaching, he was passionate as a track and field coach, girl's basketball coach, seventh-grade football coach and assistant coach for varsity football.
Carl is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Sylvia S. Clifford of Berlin; four siblings, Raymond Clifford and his wife, Betty, of Fayetteville, N.C., Shirley McCartney of Parker, Colo., Kathleen Barron of Pleasant City, Ohio, Marge Long and life partner, Don Hayes, of Pleasant City; a son, Kevin Clifford and his wife, Laurie, of Columbiana, Ohio; a daughter, Janet Clifford Quick and her husband, James, of Berlin; seven grandchildren, Ken Krisher of Hailey, Idaho, Rich Krisher and his wife, Jennifer, of Lewiston, Idaho, Rob Krisher of Vancouver, Wash., Hattie Quick and her husband, Peter Shipley, of Baltimore, Samantha Mayhew of Columbiana, and Mitchell and Gabriel Clifford of Columbiana. He is also survived by two great-grandchildren Logan and Kendall Krisher of Lewiston.
In addition to his parents, two brothers, Robert and Harold Clifford, and his daughter, Patricia Clifford Krisher, preceded him in death.
Funeral services for Carl will be at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery at 10175 Rawiga Road in Rittman, Ohio, on Thursday at 2 p.m., and he will be buried with full military honors by the U.S. Marine Corps.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to either the Newton Falls United Methodist Church, 336 Ridge Road, Newton Falls, Ohio 44444; Newton Falls VFW Post 3332, 433 Arlington Blvd., Newton Falls, Ohio 44444; or Newton Falls American Legion Post 236, P.O. Box 297, Newton Falls, Ohio 44444.
Arrangements have been entrusted to James Funeral Home, 8 East Broad St., Newton Falls, Ohio. Family and friends may view this obituary online or to send condolences please visit www.jamesfuneralhomeinc.com.
Published in The Daily Times on September 6, 2011
BERLIN — Retired Gunnery Sgt. Carl B. Clifford, 86, with 20 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, passed away peacefully Wednesday Aug. 31, 2011, at his home in Berlin. Carl was born on Aug. 25, 1925, in Willard, Ohio, the son of the late William and Julia (Brown) Clifford.
He graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, in 1953 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. He was also a Boy Scout from the age of 12, and following graduation from college, he joined the Boy Scouts of America in Warren, Ohio. While with the Boy Scouts of America he earned the Silver Beaver Award, a council-level distinguished service award for a registered adult leader. Carl worked 31 years as a teacher with the Newton Falls School Board of Education. In addition to teaching, he was passionate as a track and field coach, girl's basketball coach, seventh-grade football coach and assistant coach for varsity football.
Carl is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Sylvia S. Clifford of Berlin; four siblings, Raymond Clifford and his wife, Betty, of Fayetteville, N.C., Shirley McCartney of Parker, Colo., Kathleen Barron of Pleasant City, Ohio, Marge Long and life partner, Don Hayes, of Pleasant City; a son, Kevin Clifford and his wife, Laurie, of Columbiana, Ohio; a daughter, Janet Clifford Quick and her husband, James, of Berlin; seven grandchildren, Ken Krisher of Hailey, Idaho, Rich Krisher and his wife, Jennifer, of Lewiston, Idaho, Rob Krisher of Vancouver, Wash., Hattie Quick and her husband, Peter Shipley, of Baltimore, Samantha Mayhew of Columbiana, and Mitchell and Gabriel Clifford of Columbiana. He is also survived by two great-grandchildren Logan and Kendall Krisher of Lewiston.
In addition to his parents, two brothers, Robert and Harold Clifford, and his daughter, Patricia Clifford Krisher, preceded him in death.
Funeral services for Carl will be at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery at 10175 Rawiga Road in Rittman, Ohio, on Thursday at 2 p.m., and he will be buried with full military honors by the U.S. Marine Corps.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to either the Newton Falls United Methodist Church, 336 Ridge Road, Newton Falls, Ohio 44444; Newton Falls VFW Post 3332, 433 Arlington Blvd., Newton Falls, Ohio 44444; or Newton Falls American Legion Post 236, P.O. Box 297, Newton Falls, Ohio 44444.
Arrangements have been entrusted to James Funeral Home, 8 East Broad St., Newton Falls, Ohio. Family and friends may view this obituary online or to send condolences please visit www.jamesfuneralhomeinc.com.
Published in The Daily Times on September 6, 2011
Carl B. Clifford
BERLIN — Retired Gunnery Sgt. Carl B. Clifford, 86, with 20 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, passed away peacefully Wednesday Aug. 31, 2011, at his home in Berlin. Carl was born on Aug. 25, 1925, in Willard, Ohio, the son of the late William and Julia (Brown) Clifford.
He graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, in 1953 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. He was also a Boy Scout from the age of 12, and following graduation from college, he joined the Boy Scouts of America in Warren, Ohio. While with the Boy Scouts of America he earned the Silver Beaver Award, a council-level distinguished service award for a registered adult leader. Carl worked 31 years as a teacher with the Newton Falls School Board of Education. In addition to teaching, he was passionate as a track and field coach, girl's basketball coach, seventh-grade football coach and assistant coach for varsity football.
Carl is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Sylvia S. Clifford of Berlin; four siblings, Raymond Clifford and his wife, Betty, of Fayetteville, N.C., Shirley McCartney of Parker, Colo., Kathleen Barron of Pleasant City, Ohio, Marge Long and life partner, Don Hayes, of Pleasant City; a son, Kevin Clifford and his wife, Laurie, of Columbiana, Ohio; a daughter, Janet Clifford Quick and her husband, James, of Berlin; seven grandchildren, Ken Krisher of Hailey, Idaho, Rich Krisher and his wife, Jennifer, of Lewiston, Idaho, Rob Krisher of Vancouver, Wash., Hattie Quick and her husband, Peter Shipley, of Baltimore, Samantha Mayhew of Columbiana, and Mitchell and Gabriel Clifford of Columbiana. He is also survived by two great-grandchildren Logan and Kendall Krisher of Lewiston.
In addition to his parents, two brothers, Robert and Harold Clifford, and his daughter, Patricia Clifford Krisher, preceded him in death.
Funeral services for Carl will be at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery at 10175 Rawiga Road in Rittman, Ohio, on Thursday at 2 p.m., and he will be buried with full military honors by the U.S. Marine Corps.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to either the Newton Falls United Methodist Church, 336 Ridge Road, Newton Falls, Ohio 44444; Newton Falls VFW Post 3332, 433 Arlington Blvd., Newton Falls, Ohio 44444; or Newton Falls American Legion Post 236, P.O. Box 297, Newton Falls, Ohio 44444.
Arrangements have been entrusted to James Funeral Home, 8 East Broad St., Newton Falls, Ohio. Family and friends may view this obituary online or to send condolences please visit www.jamesfuneralhomeinc.com.
Published in The Daily Times on September 6, 2011
BERLIN — Retired Gunnery Sgt. Carl B. Clifford, 86, with 20 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps, passed away peacefully Wednesday Aug. 31, 2011, at his home in Berlin. Carl was born on Aug. 25, 1925, in Willard, Ohio, the son of the late William and Julia (Brown) Clifford.
He graduated from Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, in 1953 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. He was also a Boy Scout from the age of 12, and following graduation from college, he joined the Boy Scouts of America in Warren, Ohio. While with the Boy Scouts of America he earned the Silver Beaver Award, a council-level distinguished service award for a registered adult leader. Carl worked 31 years as a teacher with the Newton Falls School Board of Education. In addition to teaching, he was passionate as a track and field coach, girl's basketball coach, seventh-grade football coach and assistant coach for varsity football.
Carl is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Sylvia S. Clifford of Berlin; four siblings, Raymond Clifford and his wife, Betty, of Fayetteville, N.C., Shirley McCartney of Parker, Colo., Kathleen Barron of Pleasant City, Ohio, Marge Long and life partner, Don Hayes, of Pleasant City; a son, Kevin Clifford and his wife, Laurie, of Columbiana, Ohio; a daughter, Janet Clifford Quick and her husband, James, of Berlin; seven grandchildren, Ken Krisher of Hailey, Idaho, Rich Krisher and his wife, Jennifer, of Lewiston, Idaho, Rob Krisher of Vancouver, Wash., Hattie Quick and her husband, Peter Shipley, of Baltimore, Samantha Mayhew of Columbiana, and Mitchell and Gabriel Clifford of Columbiana. He is also survived by two great-grandchildren Logan and Kendall Krisher of Lewiston.
In addition to his parents, two brothers, Robert and Harold Clifford, and his daughter, Patricia Clifford Krisher, preceded him in death.
Funeral services for Carl will be at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery at 10175 Rawiga Road in Rittman, Ohio, on Thursday at 2 p.m., and he will be buried with full military honors by the U.S. Marine Corps.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to either the Newton Falls United Methodist Church, 336 Ridge Road, Newton Falls, Ohio 44444; Newton Falls VFW Post 3332, 433 Arlington Blvd., Newton Falls, Ohio 44444; or Newton Falls American Legion Post 236, P.O. Box 297, Newton Falls, Ohio 44444.
Arrangements have been entrusted to James Funeral Home, 8 East Broad St., Newton Falls, Ohio. Family and friends may view this obituary online or to send condolences please visit www.jamesfuneralhomeinc.com.
Published in The Daily Times on September 6, 2011
Family Members
Siblings
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Dorothea Florence Clifford Walters
1914–1942
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Robert William "Bob" Clifford Sr
1924–1994
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Harold Lee Clifford
1926–1995
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Kathleen Marie "Katy" Clifford Barron
1929–2007
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Raymond Leonard Clifford
1935–2019
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Shirley Esther "Grammy" Clifford McCartney
1939–2020
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Marjoreen Joan "Marge" Clifford Long
1942–2023
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