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Obituary- Bickford, Clifford

Clifford Neal Bickford
MAPLE HILL- Clifford Neal Bickford, 79, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the Midland Hospice House in Topeka.
He was born August 5, 1930 at Waverly, the son of Roy and Nellie Cappen Bickford. He moved west of Holton and graduated from Soldier High School in 1940. Mr. Bickford served in the United States Army.
He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad before moving to Sterling where he owned and operated SuperBe service station. He later returned to work for the railroad where he worked for many years before his retirement. He moved to the Maple Hill community in the late 90's. Mr. Bickford attended Christ the King Catholic Church in Topeka.
On September 18, 1954 he was united in marriage to Pauline Martin in Rossville. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include a son, Darwin Bickford, Springfield, MO; three daughters, Kathleen Snyder, Jackson Hole, WY, Christina (Jim) Bello, Chattanooga, TN, and Carla (Joey) Jackson, Hutch¬inson; three brothers. Kenneth and Leo Bickford, Holton and Leland Bickford, Pahrump, NV; two sisters, Betty Mayo, Filer, ID, and Janice Stewart, Topeka; five grandchildren, Jessica Feldt, Jeremy Jackson, Jerrad, Lauren and Connor Bickford.
Funeral services for Mr. Bickford will be at 2:00 P.M. Monday, March 15, 2010 at Piper Funeral Home in St. Marys. Interment will be in the Rossville Cemetery. Mr. Bickford will lie in state from 3:00 until 7:00 P.M. Sunday, March 14th at the funeral home where family will receive friends from 3:00 until 5:00. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Maple Hill Senior Center and sent in care of the funeral home. Online con-dolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.