Raymond Eddie “Ray” Tingle, 72, departed this life on Sept. 25, 2023. He was born on Oct. 27, 1950, to the late Florence Tingle and the late James Peterson. He
January 16, 2021
William Donald Clifton Sr., 88, passed away peacefully at home Monday, Jan. 14, 2021, following a long illness. He was the son of the late W. Carlton and Beatrice Clifton, having been born in the family home Aug. 29, 1932.
Donald Clifton was a lifelong farmer and one of the last Delaware vegetable canners. He was raised on the Clifton family dairy farm. During his career he witnessed dramatic changes in agriculture. As a boy, he handled mule-drawn equipment and in his later years, he drove some of today’s modern machines.
Donald appreciated the aroma of freshly turned soil, the contours of a prize angus bull, and the echo of a two-cylinder Model A John Deere tractor at dusk. He helped his father establish Carlton Clifton & Sons in 1948, eventually becoming owner/operator/president of Clifton Canning Company Inc. until closing the vegetable canning company in 1995.