Clifford Ray Furnish, 74 years old, of Milan, Missouri, passed away Monday, April 1, 2024 at Sullivan County Memorial Hospital in Milan.
Clifford was born August 26, 1949 in Unionville, Missouri to Neal and Lita (Shilt) Furnish. On April 18, 1970, he married Beverly (Hummel) Furnish, she survives of the home.
He is also survived by: Four children, Bryan Furnish (Megan) of Milan, Laura McBee and the late, Jason Gibbs of Liberty, Missouri, Christa Widner (Matt) of Lucerne, Missouri, and Erin Furnish (Kyle Fordyce) of Newtown, Missouri; Grandchildren, Marcus Furnish, Madison Furnish, Korbyn Furnish, Alec McBee, Raygen McBee, Lauren Fordyce, Anna Fordyce, Ellie Fordyce, Izabell Miller, Mazey Miller, Andrew Fordyce, and Sebastian Fordyce; a sister, Deborah Sandefur of Olathe, Kansas; nephews, Nicholas Sandefur and Ian Sandefur (Tracy); a brother-in-law, Martin “Butch” Hummel (Debbie) of Lawson, Missouri; Sisters-in-law, Virginia “Jenny” Hulsopple (David) of Savannah, Missouri, Sara Blanchard (Tim) of Lucerne, Missouri, and Maggie Brown of Princeton, Missouri; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by: His parents; and a daughter, Shawna Rae Furnish.
A service for Clifford will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, April 6, 2024 at the Milan Christian Church. Burial will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Milan. A visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, Friday evening, at Ruschmeier-Smith Funeral Home in Milan.
In lieu of flowers, Memorial contributions are suggested to American Legion Post #228 or Milan C-II FFA.