STOCKARD, Clifford Lee, was born 5 July 1895. He was one of eleven children of Eula Samuel and Elizabeth COPELAND STOCKARD. His grandparents were John and Mary PRIEST STOCKARD and Bob and Martha COPELAND. Seven brothers and sisters are still living: Clinton STOCKARD, Lawrenceburg, TN; Clemon STOCKARD in Michigan; Herman STOCKARD, Florence, AL; Lola CLAYTON and Eula KELLEY, Waynesboro, TN. The deceased are Hettie Brown, Elliot McCrory, and Jessie Melton.

Clifford grew up in Wayne County around Forty-eight creek until he went into service in World War I. He entered the US Army on 2 Oct 1917 as a Private in Co. E, 117 Infantry and received an honorable discharge on 15 April 1919. He took his physical at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA with light feet noted, and this was signed by Capt. BRUMBER.

During his months of training he was stationed at Camp Sevier in Grenville, SC. He was hospitalized at Camp Sevier from 18 – 30 Nov, 1917 with a severe case of measles and pneumonia. He only came home one time during his stay in the service.

Going overseas as a blacksmith, he shod Belgium horses behind the front lines. His orders had come to go to the front line on 12 Nov 1918, only one day after the war ended on 11 Nov 1918.

Before entering the service, Clifford was married to Ina LAY, daughter of Robert and Sarah MATNEY LAY of Factory Creek. After the war was over they made their permanent home on Factory Creek where they raised their family of eleven children all of whom are still living: Marie GRIGGS, Mamie DIXON, LouElla ANDREWS, Pauline KILBURN all of Wayne County; Harvell STOCKARD of Columbia, TN; Edmond and Robert STOCKARD, Grace AGNER, Bertha HADDOCK, Dorthy CLAY and Elsie COTHRAN all of Nashville, TN.

With all the family working together on the farm raising most of their food, they never went hungry. He did blacksmith work and traded horses for some extra cash. He served as a magistrate for several years performing many weddings and other duties of the courts. He drove the school bus for several years until he retired.

He took his family to church regularly and was a very active leader as a Sunday School Superintendent and song leader of Zion Baptist Church. If there was a church service or revival in any other church around, he would load all the children on a mule drawn wagon and go.

On 30 March 1959, he was killed in a farming accident on a tractor and was buried in the Gallaher Cemetery on Factory Creek. The community and family suffered a great loss of a great father, friend and leader. His wife Ina is residing in Nashville with her daughter Grace AGNER at the present time.