Clifford Renfro, 79, was born on March 28, 1944, in Winslow, to Louis H. Renfro Sr. and Luola Renfro. He passed away on Aug. 9, 2023, in Phoenix. He attended Winslow High School where he played football, basketball and ran track. He graduated in 1964. He then went to attend Northern Arizona University on a football scholarship. He lived in California for a short while. He moved back to Arizona in later 1978 and hired on with the Santa Fe Railroad, where he worked until he retired in 2000. He loved to ride around town and visit with people. He enjoyed going to the casino. He is survived by his life-long partner, Elisa Mendoza; his siblings, Mildred (Kermit) Burton, Ella Mae Renfro, Lewis H. Renfro Jr. (Delores), Clarice Garner, Johnice (Arnold) Wilkins and Vernae Renfro-Goodwin; and a host of nieces, nephews and good friends. He is preceded in death by his father, Louis H. Renfro, Sr. and his mother, Luola Renfro. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the First Baptist Church, located at 411 N. Warren Ave., in Winslow. Burial to follow in Desert View Cemetery. Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow handled the arrangements.
