Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


The Teague Chronicle
Dec. 24, 2009 issue

CLIFFORD WHALEN LIGHT

Graveside memorial services for Clifford Whalen Light, 65, of Fairfield will be 
announced at a later date.

Clifford was born on May 19, 1944, in Clifton, Texas to parents William Alonzo 
Light from Hill County, Texas and Willie Mahalia Lovett Light from Lalic in 
Milam County, Texas. He was the youngest child in a large family He worked as a
ranch hand when he was young. He also helped Bob Harvey and family breed and 
raise racehorses, many of which are in the Hubbard Museum of the American West 
in Ruidoso, New Mexico. Later in life he worked construction and pipeline jobs.
He worked in Andrews County and broke horses most of his life. Horses were his 
real passion and he was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association for 
over 30 years. He passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2009, at his residence.

Survivors include his wife Carla; his children Rickey, Jeannye and Kristi, all 
of the Hico, Texas area; an adopted son, Charlie of Fairfield; six 
granddaughters and three grandsons; a special young couple Michael and Taylor 
Boyd who he cared for deeply and thought of as children and wished to honor.

To view an online obituary or to leave the family a personal tribute, please 
visit www.cappschapel.com. Capps Memorial Chapel of Fairfield is in charge of 
the arrangements.