A memorial service for Clifford Howard Sterling, 74, of Woodville, Texas, will be held Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., in the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas with Pastor Donald Hensarling officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, September 14, 2022, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., before the memorial begins.

Mr. Sterling proudly served his country in the United States Army during Vietnam. He was born June 28, 1948 in Gunnison, Mississippi and passed away September 12, 2022 in Woodville, Texas. He is preceded in death by parents, Tollie Lee Sterling and Robbie Lee (Alderholt) Sterling; brothers, Tollie Sterling Jr. and Johnny Sterling.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Sterling, of Woodville, Texas; daughter, Felesha Sterling, of Woodville Texas; daughter, Crystal Gregory and husband David of Woodville, Texas; granddaughters, Amber Ahlgrim and Latosha Chapman; grandsons, Christian Gregory and Brandon Gregory; great grandchildren, Chloe Gaona, Marleigh Shelley, Bentley Shelley and Lydeah Howell; brothers, Curtis Sterling of Florida, and Wallace Sterling and wife Ellen of Mississippi; sisters, Sue Boyd and husband David of Mississippi,  Nora Bullard of Mississippi,  Oma Lewis and husband Tommie of Mississippi, and Vivian Braxton and husband Gerald of Kentucky; along with numerous other relatives and friends.