Nancy Ann Clifford

Nancy Ann (Richards) Clifford, age 85, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Hendricks County Hospital, Danville, Indiana. She spent April 6th, 2024, with family and friends at a memorial celebration for sister-in-law, Rebecca Ann Richards (Steve). Nancy was born on October 20, 1938, in Greencastle, Indiana to the late John R Richards and Amy C (Zeiner) Richards. Nancy met and married Jimmie Gene Clifford on April 28th, 1961. They were married 57 years until his passing, January 7, 2019. Nancy graduated from Greencastle High School in 1957, and attended Comptometer Business Training School in Indianapolis, Indiana. This led to office employment in the Indiana State Offices Building in Indianapolis. She also worked for several years in county offices in the Putnam County Court House. Nancy’s survivors include son David B. Clifford, and daughter-in-law Melanie Clifford of Greenwood, IN, granddaughter Marissa Bustin (Joel) of Camp Liberty, South Carolina, and grandson Joshua Layton Clifford, Greenwood, Indiana. Additional survivors are two sisters, one brother, three first cousins, and several nieces and nephews. Nancy was an active member of the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution – Washburn Chapter), Bainbridge Christian Church, and the Bainbridge Community Service Club. Genealogy was a lifelong hobby and commitment. Nancy had an abundance of details on hundreds of families. She completed a history for “Sylvester Perry and Descendants 1773 – 1975”. She also compiled data on the Clifford family history. Nancy and Jim traveled to the Seattle World’s Fair in 1961, and other sites along the way. They enjoyed other trips to visit relatives and explore history. Chicago Cubs and Reds baseball games, plus high school sports were a highlight in person, on the radio, and television. Daughter Beth Ann Clifford Funk, age 55, passed away August 15, 2022, in Goodyear, Maricopa, Arizona, from leukemia. She was born May 6, 1967, in Indianapolis Indiana. She was the daughter of Jimmie Gene and Nancy Ann (Richards) Clifford. She graduated from North Putnam High School in 1985. Services for both Nancy and Beth Ann will take place Saturday, April 27, 2024, at 1:00 PM. at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, 602 E. Washington St., Greencastle, Indiana 46135. Interment will follow the service in Boone-Hutcheson Cemetery, Reelsville, Indiana 46135. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until time of service on Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Putnam County Public Library in care of the Putnam County Foundation, 2 S. Jackson St., Greencastle, IN 46135.