Extracted from The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL)
Thursday, August 17, 1995

CLIFTON, THEODORE F.

CLIFTON, THEODORE F. age 89, of Bessemer died Thursday, August 17, 1995. He was retired from Jefferson County Highway Department; member of Oak Grove First Baptist Church; Oak Grove Masonic Lodge, Order of Eastern Star, Past Master of Masonic Lodge, Past Patron of Order of Eastern Star.

Funeral services will be Saturday, August 19, at 11:00 a.m. from Oak Grove First Baptist Church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. Rev. Charles Anglin officiating. Mr. Clifton will lie-in-state at church Saturday from 10 until 11 a.m.

Survivors: wife, Mrs. Geneva Banks Clifton; daughter, Mrs. Helen Smith of Oak Grove; son, Carroll Clifton of Oak Grove; stepdaughters, Mrs. Charlcie Lucas of Alba, Tex., Mrs. Alice Johnson of Green Pond, and Mrs. Janice Richey of Oneonta; stepsons, Mr. Cliff Banks of Hueytown and Mr. Joe Banks of Rock Creek; three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Masonic Lodge members will be honorary pallbearers and will hold Masonic burial rites at graveside. Brown Service West Chapel directing.