Clifton Elmer French
1922 - 1996 (74 years)-
Name Clifton Elmer French Born 30 Apr 1922 Combs, Madison County, Arkansas 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Died 28 Nov 1996 Seattle, King County, Washington [2, 3] Buried Riverton Crest Cemetery, Tukwila, King County, Washington [2, 3] Person ID I1455 Robinson Last Modified 29 May 2023
Father Bert Melvin French, b. 15 Apr 1894, Sunset, Crittenden County, Arkansas , d. 20 Mar 1972, Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington (Age 77 years) Mother Cleo Patra Mahaffey, b. 4 Jun 1900, Saint Paul, Madison County, Arkansas , d. 1961 (Age 60 years) Married 14 Feb 1919 Madison County, Arkansas Divorced 4 Jun 1931 Washington County, Arkansas Family ID F338 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Living Living Children 1. Karen Marie French, b. 25 Nov 1954, Winthrop, Okanogan County, Washington , d. 25 Nov 1954, Winthrop, Okanogan County, Washington (Age 0 years)Last Modified 2 Feb 2022 Family ID F608 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 30 Apr 1922 - Combs, Madison County, Arkansas 
Died - 28 Nov 1996 - Seattle, King County, Washington 
Buried - - Riverton Crest Cemetery, Tukwila, King County, Washington = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Clifton E. French, of Burien, Wash., died Nov. 28, 1996, at Harbor View Medical Center in Seattle, Wash. He was born April 30, 1922, in Combs, the son of Bert and Cleo Mahaffey French. He served in the Air Force during World War II from 1942 to 1945. He retired from his position at Russ Winter Chevron in South Park, where he worked for 22 years. Before then, he was employed by the Boeing Co. for several years, both in Moses Lake and Renton, Wash.
He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Mildred French; his sons, Greg and Randy French; his daughters, Lesa Rae, Laurie, Tammy and Toni; a brother, William Lane of St. Joseph, Mo.; a sister, Mrs. Eugene Weimerskirch of Coulee City, Wash.; six grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews in Missouri and Washington.
Graveside services were held Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Rivercrest Cemetery under the direction of Forest Lawn Funeral Home. Pastor Tom Colby of Westwood Christian Assembly officiated the service.
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- Clifton E. French, of Burien, Wash., died Nov. 28, 1996, at Harbor View Medical Center in Seattle, Wash. He was born April 30, 1922, in Combs, the son of Bert and Cleo Mahaffey French. He served in the Air Force during World War II from 1942 to 1945. He retired from his position at Russ Winter Chevron in South Park, where he worked for 22 years. Before then, he was employed by the Boeing Co. for several years, both in Moses Lake and Renton, Wash.
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