Clifton, John Daniel, 96, of Beaver Meadow, Antigonish
County, passed away on October 22, 2014, in St. Martha's Regional
Hospital, Antigonish.
Born in New Glasgow, he
was a son of the late Daniel MacKenzie and Laura (Johnson)
Clifton.
John was raised by his grandparents
John and Emily (MacLeod) Clifton in Thorburn, and he adored them
fully. After working in the woods and on farms locally,
around 1940 he joined the Royal Montreal Regiment. He
returned home and married Margaret Greene in 1941.
Thereafter, he worked as a crane operator in the Artillery Shell Plant
in Trenton, for MacBean Mine in Thorburn, in the trucking business,
and finally for Irving Oil, retiring in 1982. Well-known
wherever he went, he was a longtime member of the Pictou County
Antique Car Club and Scotia Lodge in Westville, and a member of Moore
Lodge 17, IOOF, Thorburn for 68 years.
He is
survived by his wife of 73 years, Margaret; children, Margaret
"Peggy" (David) Kennedy, Salisbury, NB, Patricia
"Patsy" (late James) Bowen, Hopewell, NS, Daniel
"Danny" (Joanne), Beaver Meadow; grandchildren, Heather
(Martin) Montplaisir, Christine (Mark) Babineau, Jeff (Cheryl) Young,
Lisa Young, Troy Young, Jason (Tracy) Bowen, Gina Clifton (Brian
Eadie), Jonathan (Jennifer) Clifton, Brian (Karen) Clifton, Justin
(Kristy) Clifton; step-granddaughter Cathy Walker; 17
great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; step-sister,
Florence Mattingly, Warrington, Virginia; sisters-in-law, Hazel Jones,
Dartmouth, and Betty Taylor, Florida; and several nieces and
nephews.
Predeceased by one grandson in
infancy and two step-sisters.
Visitation will
be held Friday from 7 to 9pm and Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9pm in
the C.L. Curry Funeral Home, 135 College Street, Antigonish.
Funeral service will be held Sunday at 2:00pm in St. James United
Church with Reverend Peter Smith presiding. Burial in Glen
Bard Cemetery.
Family flowers only,
please. In lieu of flowers, donations to Arts &
Health Antigonish (Cheques can be made out to St. Martha's Regional
Hospital Foundation) or St. James United Church appreciated.
Online condolences: www.clcurry.com