Clifford Lee Smith

Funeral services for Clifford Lee Smith, 72, Lawrence, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 21, 2022, at Connect Church in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, KS.  Clifford passed away on Friday, January 14, 2022, at his home.

Per Douglas County and the family of Clifford Smith, masks are required to be worn at the funeral, visitation, and the burial.

Clifford was born on December 24, 1949, in Lawrence, KS, the son of Albert Clifford and Trula D. (Longacre) Smith.

He was a firefighter for the Lawrence Fire Department.

He married Virginia Cleek on February 28, 1970, in Lawrence, KS.  She survives at the home.

Other survivors include his mother, Trula D. Smith, daughter, Rachel (John) Evans, brother, Lane Smith, sister, Dyla (Kevin) Lawrence, two grandchildren, Isaac, and Gabriel Evans, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Clifford was preceded in death by his father, Albert Clifford Smith, sister-in-law, Shelli Smith.

The family will greet friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 20, 2022, at the Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.

Memorial contributions may be made in Clifford’s name to Just Food or Connect Church Benevolence Fund, or Sunrise Project and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13 ^th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.