John R. Clifton, Jr.

John Raymond Clifton, Jr., 77, Frankfort, KS, died Friday, July 8, 2005, at Frankfort Community Care Home.
     He was born February 27, 1928, on a farm southeast of Goff, KS, the son of John R. Sr. and Frances I. Dittman Clifton. He moved with his parents to Seneca in 1947 and graduated from Seneca Public High School in 1950. The family moved to Sabetha in 1953 and back to Seneca in 1971. John had cerebral palsy since his birth.
     In 1978 after his mother’s death and his father’s admission to a care home, John entered the Twin Valley Developmental Services in Beattie. He was a client at the work shop in Beattie and lived in different Twin Valley places including Marysville. In 1996 John moved to the Frankfort Community Care Home because he needed more care due to his health.
     He was a baptized member of the United Methodist Church in Seneca. John always had a quick smile and was kind to everyone. His mother’s guidance had taught him to be very independent, and he was an example to everyone with his determination to do as much as he could at work despite his disability.
     He was preceded in death by his mother Frances on May 9, 1972 and his father, on March 5, 1981.
     Funeral services will be conducted by Reverend Deborah Haynes-Nelson at 10 AM Wednesday at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. The burial will be in the Seneca City Cemetery. He will lie in state at the funeral home after 1 PM Tuesday.
     Memorial contributions may be given for Twin Valley Developmental Services.