Funeral services for John D. Clifton Jr., 83 will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 30, 2022 at the First Baptist Church in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m., Friday, December 30, 2022 at First Baptist Church, prior to the service.

John was born July 11, 1939 in Pueblo, Colorado to his parents, John Duke (JD) Clifton Sr. and Marcella Maxine (Baumgartner) Clifton and passed away December 26, 2022 in The Woodlands, Texas.

John's early jobs included a tour in the US Army during Vietnam, teletype operator at Texas Construction Materials in Corrigan, Paymaster for WT Carter & Brother Lumber Company, co-owner of Clifton Duke Chevrolet and was the owner of John Clifton Enterprises and Clifton Chevrolet in Corrigan since 1988.

He has given so much of his time and out of his pocket to help those in need and make Polk County a better place to call home. He served on the Corrigan City Council for 16 Years. For 19 years he has supported fundraising efforts for St. Jude's Children's Hospital. He has organized cooking teams and fundraisers for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship fund. Mr. Clifton was a charter member of the Corrigan VFW post 6521 and a member of the American Legion Post #629 in Camilla.

He was a Trinity Neches 4H/FFA Livestock show buyer and supporter. From donating vans to churches to organizing fundraisers too numerous to continue to list I think it is clear to see why Mr. John D. Clifton was selected as our 2016 Polk Countian of the Year.

He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Ann (Purdue) Clifton of Corrigan, Texas; son, John Frank Clifton of Livingston, Texas; daughter-in-law, Brenda Clifton of Livingston, Texas; grandsons, Cole Clifton of Livingston, Texas, Cory Davis of Livingston, Texas, and Keil Davis and wife Kat of Houston Texas; great grandson, Blake Davis of Livingston, Texas; sister, Sandra D. Clifton Warren of Romayor, Texas; nieces, Debbie Warren Moore and husband James of Dorset, Vermont, and Diane Warren Jones and husband Tom of Conroe, Texas; great niece Samantha Warren Miller of Conroe, Texas; great nephews, Jon Warren of Conroe, Texas, Kennedy Moore of Dorset, Vermont, and James Moore of Austin, Texas; niece, Donna Pate Knight and husband Terry of Barnum, Texas; great nephews, Jason Fenley and wife Julie of Greensboro, North Carolina, and Drew Fenley and wife Sue of Sherman, Texas; great niece, Leah Fenley Adrian and husband Matt of San Marcus, Texas; great nephew, Mathias Knight and wife Chelsea of Barnum, Texas; great niece, Ayla Knight and fiancé Cody Dye of Barnum, Texas; cousins, Larry Clifton and wife Ardeth of Corsicana, Texas and Paul Flury of St. Joseph, Missouri; as well as numerous other relatives and friends.

Pallbearers: Billy Shane Wilkinson, Lesly Wilkinson, Andy Langston, Mario Ramirez, David Nelson and Mike James.

Honorary Pallbearers: Charles (Chuck) Goodwin, Cecil Goodwin, Clark Evans, Jim Cherry, Phillip Pate, Kenneth (Red) Duke, Anthony Page, Marlin Wayne Hughes, Larry Whitworth, Michael Pounders, Charles (Little Chuck) Goodwin and the Chevy Cookers Family.