Vernon Clithero
Vernon Clithero, 84, died Wednesday (Dec. 2, 2009) at Newton
Medical Center. He was born Oct. 30, 1925, in Peabody to Joe and Bessie
(Swinhart) Clithero Sr. On April 8, 1957 he married Leona G. Killion in Newton.
She survives of home. Vernon was a member Trinity Heights United Methodist
Church in Newton. He retired from Hay and Forage of Hesston as a welder. He
enjoyed traveling with his wife, especially spending winters in Arizona. He
also enjoyed spending time hunting and fishing.
Vernon looked forward to spending time with his loving
family and grandchildren and the special friends he made on the Kansas
Christian Home campus.
He is survived by his wife; stepson Allen and Judy Killion
of Plano, Texas; stepdaughter Bonnie Mosier of Mesa, Ariz.; five
step-grandchildren; and five step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Joe, Ed,
and Elmo Clithero; and sister Ellen Robinsen.
The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Trinity
Heights United Methodist Church in Newton with the Rev. Cheryl Jefferson Bell
presiding.
A private burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery.
Memorials my be made to the Trinity Heights United Methodist
Church Building Fund in care of Peterson Funeral Home.
