Graveside services for Clifford Beach, 60, of Ada are 1:00 p.m. Thursday at the New Bethel Cemetery in Byng. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. Beach died Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Norman hospital. He was born August 27, 1954 in Ada, Oklahoma to Oscar and Thelma Scott Beach. He attended area schools.
He married Melissa Tippin in 1977. Mr. Beach was employed by the City of Ada Water and Waste Water Department where he served as the Superintendent from 2007 until his retirement in 2011. He served for 38 years.
Survivors include his wife, Melissa Beach, of the home; a daughter, Kristin Reeves and husband Shawn of Ada; a son, Scott Beach and wife Sarah of Cincinnati, OH; two grandchildren, Riley Ann Johnson and Ryker Scott Daide; four sisters, Mary Lou Tate of Ada, Shirley Tyler of Byng, Judy Atchley of Sulphur and Joyce Gilliam of Ada; three brothers, R. B. Beach of Shawnee, Wallace Beach of Ada and David Beach of Ada; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Kasin Paul Beach; two brothers, Doyle Beach and James Beach; and two sisters, Lela Byington and Pauline Seine.
The family says those who wish may make memorials to the Norman Regional Hospital Hospitality House, 901 N. Porter, Norman, OK 73071.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
