Clifford Earl Thompson of Nederland Texas, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 at Renaissance Hospital.
Visitation will be from 1pm until 3pm on Friday, July 13, with funeral services following at 3pm, at Broussard’s Funeral Home in Nederland. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
Clifford was born on August 25, 1918 in Amarillo, Texas to Willey Earl and Florence Thompson. He resided in Amarillo until 1952 when he moved to Lubbock, Texas. He then moved to Nederland, Texas in 1998.
Clifford was a member of the Church of Christ, and held the position of deacon and elder at Sunset Church of Christ in Lubbock.
He was married to his wife Laura Ruth for 68 years as of June 16th this year. They had three children, Roxane Shackelford, Ronald Thompson, and Jerry Thompson.
Preceding him in death are his parents and one brother, with one brother, Bill Thompson still living in Oklahoma. Other survivors include his wife Ruth, daughter Roxane Shackelford from Nederland, two sons, Ronald Thompson and his wife Karen of Nederland, and Jerry Thompson from Andrews, Texas, seven grandchildren, David Shackelford and Laura Shackelford of California, Mark Thompson and Beth Williams of Nederland, Kim Riggs of Port Neches, Kevin Thompson of Marble Falls, and Tonya Harmon of McKinney, Texas. He has also left twelve great grandchildren.
Clifford served in the army during WWII and was discharged as a staff sergeant. He worked various jobs including the Santa Fe railway and the High Plains Water District #1 in Lubbock, with whom he retired at the age of 66. He was an avid sports fan and spent many years officiating football, basketball and baseball. During his working years and particularly following his retirement he relished playing the game of golf and would play five days a week, weather permitting.
Serving as pallbearers will be, Mark Thompson, Kevin Thompson, Tracy Williams, Keith Riggs, Luke Harmon and Ryan Thompson. Honorary pallbearers will be Michael Thompson and Taylor Williams.
