Obituaries
Death of Millard Roy Clotfelter, Sr.
Millard Roy Clotfelter, Sr., 86, of Litchfield, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. in HSHS St. Francis Hospital in Litchfield. He was born on June 1, 1930, in Aurora, CO, a son of Lee R. and Effie Faye (DeMoulin) Clotfelter.
Millard was a member of First Baptist Church in Litchfield where he taught Sunday school and had served as former trustee and financial secretary. He worked for Shell Oil Company as a crane foreman for 35 years and retired on March 1, 1989. After retiring, he worked as a sales clerk at Rural King Farm Supply in Litchfield.
He enjoyed traveling, camping, collecting and restoring antique cars, and riding motorcycles. He married Betty Ann McCulley on July 30, 1950, in the First Methodist Church in Litchfield. She preceded him in death on Oct. 29, 2015.
He is survived by two sons, Millard R. (Miriam) Clotfelter, Jr. of Plano, TX and Timothy B. (Danni) Clotfelter of Sawyerville; daughter, Lisa A. (Ray) Weller of Litchfield; brothers, William E. (Dorothy) Clotfelter of Vail, AZ and Charles R. (Patricia) Clotfelter of Whitney, TX; sister, Juanita (John) Ernst of Alhambra; 7 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and wife.
Funeral services will be held Fri., July 15, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. in First Baptist Church in Litchfield. Rev. Dale Jones, Associate Minister, will officiate. Burial will be in Elm Lawn Cemetery in Litchfield. Visitation will be held Thursday from 5 to 8 p.m. in Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield.
The family suggests memorials to First Baptist Church.
Plummer Funeral Home in Litchfield is in charge of arrangements.
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