Robert Clifton

Robert Edward ?Bobby? Clifton, 55, of 126 Rosewood Lane, Danville, VA, passed away on Saturday, July 14, 2012 at home with his family by his side after a hard-fought battle with cancer over the past two years. Mr. Clifton was born on March 7, 1957 in Danville, VA, a son of the late Charles S. Clifton, Sr. and the late Alice Meeks Clifton. He spent his career doing electrical work in the Danville area, serving as an electrical inspector for the City of Danville for many years before working as a self-employed electrician. He dedicated his life to being a teacher and a coach, instructing electrical code classes at DCC for many years and coaching t-ball, baseball, and girls softball over the course of 26 years. For the past 14 years, he's coached with the Diamond Fever Fastpitch Softball, and he served as the president of the organization for several years. He was also a member of Forest Lawn Baptist Church. On February 10, 1979 he married Shelia Crystal Ricketts Clifton, who survives of the residence. In addition to his wife, he is survived by three children, Amanda Gayle Hylton of Danville, VA, Gregory Scott Clifton of Danville, VA, and Jennifer Renee Clifton and her husband Samuel Adam Leven of Fairfax, VA; one brother, Charles S. Clifton, Jr. and friend Sharon White of Miami, FL; one sister, Linda D. Aldridge and her husband Norman of Yanceyville, NC; three grandchildren, Rebecca Faith Clifton, Matthew Ryan Hylton, and Jacob Tyler Clifton, all of Danville, VA; numerous extended family; and his Diamond Fever family and friends. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel with the Reverend Daryl Joyce officiating. Interment will follow the service in Danville Memorial Gardens. The family will have a gathering at the funeral home on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and will be at the residence at other times. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Danville Cancer Association at 2323 Riverside Drive Suite J Danville, VA 24540 or to Diamond Fever Fastpitch Softball in memory of Bobby Clifton. Wrenn-Yeatts Westover Chapel is respectfully serving the Clifton family.

Robert Clifton

March 7, 1957 - July 14, 2012