Clifford L. and Delores A. Collier are coming home to rest at Memorial Park Cemetery in Hutchinson, Kansas.
They will be interred on October 5, 2023. They spent their early years in Kansas. Clifford with his side of the Family in Hutchinson where he graduated from St John's Military Academy. Delores with her Prater side of the family in Salina where she graduated from Salina High School. Clifford joined the Marines after High School graduation and was in the Korean War. Delores started studies in Teletypewriter Operator.
They were married in Salina in 1953 at Christ Cathedral Episcopal Church while Clifford was on a very short leave from service. They lived in a few places around our beautiful United States and also lived in a few different countries with Clifford's careers.
They retired to the Pacific Northwest in Issaquah, Washington, where they owned a home since 1976. They are survived by 3 children, 7 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren.