Orpha Clift

1930 - 2010  (79 years)

• Name	Orpha Clift
  Nickname	Gerry
  Born	23 Jun 1930	Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Jan 2010	Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee   [1]
  Person ID	I6849	Soddy-Daisy-Roots
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	William John Clift,   b. 26 Aug 1900, Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Mar 1946, Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee  (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Edith Louise Smith,   b. Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Jan 1978, Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Lusk
  Last Modified	22 May 2018
  Family ID	F2979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Obituary. Chattanooga Times Free Press Orpha Lusk MONTEREY -- Orpha "Gerry" Lusk, 79, passed away on Monday, Jan. 18, 2010, at her home. Mrs. Lusk was born June 23, 1930, in Soddy-Daisy, to the late William John and Edith Louise Smith Clift. She was a professional secretary, a member of Monterey United Methodist Church, a member of the Monterey Garden Club and was a past president, A member of the Monterey Senior Citizens and was chairman of the board of directors, and a member Of Friends Of Monterey Library Board. She tutored with the After Hours School Program at Uffelman Elementary School. She was an Avid quilter and taught quilting classes. She Is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Mitch and Ronnie Lusk, of Monterey; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Dorothy and Raymond Keith, of Soddy-Daisy, Anna Mae Skates, of Soddy-Daisy; one granddaughter, Anjela Lusk, of Sterling, Va.; two stepgranddaughters, Michele Bailey, of Stafford, Va., Patty Kinder, of Sterling, Va.; one stepgreat-grandson, Terry Cropper Jr., of Stafford, Va. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, James Lusk; two brothers, Robert and Charles Clift. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorial donations be made to Monterey United Methodist Church Building Fund, 124 North Holly St., Monterey, TN 38574; or The Monterey Branch Library, 401 East Commercial Ave., Monterey, TN 38574. Memorial services will be conducted Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, at 3 p.m. from Monterey United Methodist Church. Pastor James C. Johnson Jr. will officiate. The family will receive friends at Monterey United Methodist Church on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010, from 2 until the time of services at 3 p.m. A guest register may be signed at www.gofffuneral home. Announcement is by Williamson & Sons Funeral Home in Soddy-Daisy.