1926
Clifton
2015
Clifton C. Looney
October 10, 1926 — January 21, 2015
Obituary for Clifton C. Looney
Clifton Cleo Looney, long-time resident of Polson, Lake County, Montana, passed away January 21, 2015, after a recent illness.
He will be buried at New Home Church cemetery, Gatewood, Ripley County, Missouri.
Cleo, as he was known to family and friends back home, was born 10 October 1926 in the rural community of Baker Den, near the township of Warm Springs, Randolph County, Arkansas.
He is survived by: former spouse Merlene Osborne-Looney of Wynne, AR; sisters Elwanda Riley of Kirksey, KY, and Bonnie Doran of Pocahontas, AR; daughters Terry Looney-Smith of San Jacinto, CA, and Debbie Perron Of Bauxite, AR; sons Steve Looney of Port Saint Lucie, FL, Keith Looney of Wynne, AR, and Jason Looney of Wynne, AR; twelve grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren, and extended family, friends and acquaintances.
Cleo was preceded in death by: his parents Jason Franklin Looney and Ida Bell Johnson-Looney; first spouse Clara Audean Coe-Looney; sisters Notra Looney, Thelma Hunter and Juanita Nacsin; and brothers Truman Looney, Robert Looney and Ulysses Looney.
His career included: farming, ranching, manufacturing and transportation. He was an avid sportsman, enjoying hunting, fishing and baseball – especially the St. Louis Cardinals. He was also a charter member of the historic Shepherd Hills chapter of Case Knife Collectors.
He descended from a long line of pioneers who settled in America as early as 1720, fought in the Revolutionary War, and explored the frontier – among them his great-great-grandfather William Looney, one of the first settlers on Eleven Point River in northeast Arkansas as early as 1802.
That rugged spirit served him well during his U.S. Army service in WW II, and later in his journeys as an independent trucker, during which he traveled extensively across the highways and byways of this great land that he so dearly loved.
Cleo often said Eleven Point River was in his blood.
Beloved son, brother, husband, father, friend and soldier – you will be missed. Cross the river in peace.
Read Clifton Looney's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.
He will be buried at New Home Church cemetery, Gatewood, Ripley County, Missouri.
Cleo, as he was known to family and friends back home, was born 10 October 1926 in the rural community of Baker Den, near the township of Warm Springs, Randolph County, Arkansas.
He is survived by: former spouse Merlene Osborne-Looney of Wynne, AR; sisters Elwanda Riley of Kirksey, KY, and Bonnie Doran of Pocahontas, AR; daughters Terry Looney-Smith of San Jacinto, CA, and Debbie Perron Of Bauxite, AR; sons Steve Looney of Port Saint Lucie, FL, Keith Looney of Wynne, AR, and Jason Looney of Wynne, AR; twelve grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren, and extended family, friends and acquaintances.
Cleo was preceded in death by: his parents Jason Franklin Looney and Ida Bell Johnson-Looney; first spouse Clara Audean Coe-Looney; sisters Notra Looney, Thelma Hunter and Juanita Nacsin; and brothers Truman Looney, Robert Looney and Ulysses Looney.
His career included: farming, ranching, manufacturing and transportation. He was an avid sportsman, enjoying hunting, fishing and baseball – especially the St. Louis Cardinals. He was also a charter member of the historic Shepherd Hills chapter of Case Knife Collectors.
He descended from a long line of pioneers who settled in America as early as 1720, fought in the Revolutionary War, and explored the frontier – among them his great-great-grandfather William Looney, one of the first settlers on Eleven Point River in northeast Arkansas as early as 1802.
That rugged spirit served him well during his U.S. Army service in WW II, and later in his journeys as an independent trucker, during which he traveled extensively across the highways and byways of this great land that he so dearly loved.
Cleo often said Eleven Point River was in his blood.
Beloved son, brother, husband, father, friend and soldier – you will be missed. Cross the river in peace.
Read Clifton Looney's Obituary and Guestbook on www.groganfuneralhome.com.
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