He was born August 8, 1963 in Morgantown, WV, a son of the late Clifford Angus Coburn and Geraldine Fullmer Coleman.
In 1981, Clifford graduated from Morgantown High School and went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from WVU.
On May 20, 1989, he married Ione Teagarden Coburn, who survives.
Clifford worked as a disability advocate for the Disability Rights Network. He had previously worked at Chestnut Ridge Hospital and in his father’s dental lab in Morgantown.
He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Waynesburg where he had served as an elder. He was a former of the Spruce Street Methodist Church in Morgantown.
As a young man, Clifford was active in DeMolay, serving as Master Counselor for the State of West Virginia in 1984. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Scottish Rite.
Clifford was a family man who was a caring friend and a good listener.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a sister, Valeria Sappington (Douglas) of Bridgeport, WV; sisters-in-law, Claudia and Wanda Coburn, and Nora Corwin (Craig), brother-in-law, Patrick Teagarden (Dot); nieces and nephews, Kyle Sappington, Theresa Morgan, Jennifer Salandra, Christine Cochran, Kristen Bramer, Daniel and Benten Corwin, Damon Coburn, and Matthew and Patrick F. Teagarden.
Also surviving are his mother-in- law, Constance Teagarden; aunts, Rose Lucas and Norma Swinea; his uncle, Ed Goodwin; and a large extended family
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Deceased are two brothers, John and Bill Coburn.
