Beckham Co. OK - Obit for Burnice Earl Clift
   
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   Burnice  Earl  Clift  was  born  April 16, 1900 in Duncan, Missouri to
   Gabriel and Nancy Ellen Clift and passed away May 9, 1998 in the Sayre
   Memorial  Hospital at the age of 98 years and 23 days. Burnice married
   Lottie  Kelley  on February 22, 1915. The couple purchased a farm near
   Reydon  where they established their home. Three children were born to
   this union, Gwen, Noel "Sonny" and Joyce. Two childred preceded him in
   death,  Gwen  Lane in 1973 and Sonny in 1985. Joyce married Loyd Beals
   and  still  lives  in the Sweetwater community. His wife, Lottie, also
   preceded  him  in death in 1977. Burnice came to Oklahoma in 1911 with
   his  parents when they left Missouri in 2 covered wagons. They settled
   in  the Grimes area where he attended Highland School. As a young man,
   Burnice  spent  a  year  in  the U.S. Army. Burnice probably knew more
   early  settlers  in  the  Reydon  area  than  anyone  else.  He had an
   incredible  love  for the land which was obvious when talking with him
   because  he could tell you about every section, who owned it, and what
   they farmed on it. He was among the first in Roger Mills County to try
   his hand in raising Love Grass. He had been a Pioneer Seed Distributor
   and  had  served  on  the  Soil  Conservation  Board. In 1978, Burnice
   married  Macyl  Mattie Yell and they made their home in Erick. Burnice
   was the last surviving member of the pioneer Clift family. He was also
   preceded  in death by 2 brothers, and 6 sisters. He is survived by his
   wife,  Macyl  Mattie  Clift  of  Erick, OK; 1 daughter and son-in-law,
   Joyce  and  Loyd  Beals of Sweetwater, OK; 3 grandchildren, Larry Lane
   and  Gary  Beals  of  Reydon,  OK, Wanda Looper of Edmond, OK; 5 great
   grandchildren,  6  great  great  grandchildren  and  a  host  of other
   relatives and friends.
   Funeral  services  were held in the Reydon Community Building Tuesday,
   May  12,  1998  at  2:00 p.m. Ray Smart, officiating. Interment in the
   White  Rose  Cemetery,  Reydon, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma under the
   direction of Rose Chapel Funeral Service.
   Pallbearers  were Darrel Logan, Jimmy Snell, Jimmy McCoy, Roy LeGrand,
   Gale Bert Parman, Frank Tidwell.
   Honorary  pallbearers  B.W. Duke, Red Duke, A.B. LeGrand, J.D. Wesner,
   Leonard  Burns,  Lester  Davis,  Herman  Seymour, Bud Lippencott, Dave
   Cooprider.