WAYCROSS — Mr. Harry Anderson Clifton, Sr., 91, passed away peacefully Monday morning, January 26, 2026, after a brief illness.
Clifton was born in Tampa, Fla., in 1934. He spent much of his childhood in Savannah before making Waycross his home. He was a graduate of Commercial High School in Savannah, and enjoyed a 34-year career with CSX following brief service in the National Guard.
Clifton had many passions in his 91 years, including collecting antique pottery, traveling to craft shows all over Georgia with his T-shirt designs,
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and turning his backyard into a citrus tree-filled oasis. He was the kind of man who believed anything worth doing was worth giving your whole heart. The majority of his heart was reserved for the family he surrounded himself with.
He was a devoted husband to his sweetheart of 67 years, and he could often be heard serenading her in his signature offkey voice. Clifton raised four children, whom he loved dearly, and upon becoming a grandfather, he would go out of his way to tell anyone who would listen about the joy they brought him. He lived for his grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and that was apparent in the way they loved him back.
He was a sucker for boiled peanuts, a DK’s BBQ sandwich and DQ banana split, and a hot summer day in the pool. Clifton was a member of First Baptist Church in Waycross. He will be remembered as a creative soul, an avid storyteller, and a true family man.
Clifton was preceded in death by his wife, Margie Clifton, as well as his parents, siblings, and his beloved “Auntie” and Uncle Tommy.
Survivors include his four children, Tommy (Lisa) Clifton of Waycross, Harry “Bubba” Clifton, Jr. of Woodbine, Marty Clifton of Blackshear, and Christie (Gene) Nevil of Shellman Bluff; two grandchildren, Amanda (Skyler) Callender of Big Rapids, Mich., and Clint Clifton of Hortense; and eight great grandchildren, Josh, Hudson, and Emmie Robin Callender of Big Rapids, Michigan, Crosby Clifton of Blackshear, KK and Easton Jones of Waycross, Kaden Roell of Marietta, and Charley Mathews of St. Petersburg, Fla.
Clifton was laid to rest January 29 alongside his wife during a small graveside service at Oakland Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in his honor to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Music Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
