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Full Name James Newel Clifton
Date of Death
Obituary
for James Clifton
“The rumors of my
departure are not greatly exaggerated…”
James Newel Clifton, 85, of Cypress Texas, passed away on Friday, May 20, 2016,
surrounded by loved ones.
Jim was born on October 18, 1930, in Wellington, Texas, to Tracy and Faye Roach
Clifton, and spent his childhood years, along with his sister Lea, in
Wellington, Childress, and Amarillo.
After graduating from Amarillo High School in 1949 and attending George
Washington University in Washington DC in 1950, Jim enlisted in the US Army and
served in Korea, receiving an Honorable Discharge in 1953. He completed his BBA
at West Texas State University in 1956.
Later that year he married Mary McMasters, and had three daughters: Anne Elizabeth,
Martha Jeannette, and Jane Marie. His career at Natural Gas Pipeline/Midcon
took the family all over Texas and as far as Chicago, before they settled
permanently in Cypress, Texas, in the early 70s. He retired from Midcon in
1986, and married Mary Yates in 1990. Jim and Mary were the social hub of their
Longwood neighborhood, and Jim was a constant fixture, often seen riding his
recumbent bike with their dogs Veni and Dolly throughout the subdivision.
Jim is survived by his wife Mary; daughters Anne Hebert and husband David;
Martha Campbell and husband Richard; and his grandson Austen Rauch. He was
predeceased by his parents, his sister Lea Orr de Salinas, and his youngest
daughter Jane.
A memorial celebrating Jim’s extraordinary life will be in October, 2016.
Services under the direction of Aldine Funeral Chapel, 9504 Airline Drive,
Houston, Texas 77037 281-591-6055 www.affinitymemorial.com
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