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Major General Clayton L. Comfort

Male 1930 - 2004  (74 years)


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  1. 1.  Major General Clayton L. Comfort was born on 20 Feb 1930 in Wells, Ottawa County, Kansas, United States; died on 14 Oct 2004 in Laurence, Douglas County, Kansas, United States; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 17084177
    • _UID: 4DF3530EF64744E8B438D0F8B61B87FD13C6

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17084177

    Died:
    Minneapolis Messenger
    21 October 2004

    Major General Clayton L. Comfort, 74, died October 14, 2004 at his home in Lawrence. He was born in Wells, the son of Levi and Opal (Plunkett) Comfort.

    He was raised in Wells and graduated from Minneapolis High School. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Architectural Engineering and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps at the University of Kansas in February 1953.

    He married Ardis June Bruce in March 1960.

    He earned a Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering in 1963 at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.

    He served two tours in Vietnam. In 1987, he retired as Commanding General of Fleet Marine Force (Atlantic) after 34 years and seven months of serving in the Marine Corps.

    They returned to Lawrence in 1989, where he served the Habitat for Humanity Chapter and was an active member of the First United Methodist Church.

    Survivors include his wife Ardis of Lawrence; three children, Anne Comfort and husband Joe Spitek of Burke, Virginia, Lawrence Comfort and wife Gaylene of Westphalia and Rebecca Phillips and husband Mark of Portland, Oregon; and nine grandchildren.

    The funeral was October 20 at the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.

    Memorials are to Habitat for Humanity or First United Methodist Church, both in Lawrence.
    Obituary courtesy of Kate Jacques.

    Clayton married Ardis June Bruce about Mar 1960. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ann Comfort  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Lawrence Comfort  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Rebecca Comfort  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ann Comfort Descendancy chart to this point (1.Clayton1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Address: Address:
      Ann Comfort
      Burke, Virginia
      USA
    • _UID: 44E5E84DCAC247FEAB90E5CCAC9C5E490AF1

    Family/Spouse: Joseph Spitek. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lawrence Comfort Descendancy chart to this point (1.Clayton1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Address: Lawrence Comfort; Address:
      Osage County
      Westphalia, Missouri
      USA
    • _UID: 70EC3CFF516D4BC599CAE474FACE007E661F

    Family/Spouse: Gaylene. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Rebecca Comfort Descendancy chart to this point (1.Clayton1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Address: Address:
      Rebecca Comfort
      Portland, Oregon
      USA
    • _UID: 30B251D1726B4172A44155512137FAC33450

    Family/Spouse: Mark Phillips. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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