Clifford Eugene Loftis

Graveside services for Clifford Eugene Loftis, 60, Springfield, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, August 15, 2013, at Amy Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Mr. Loftis died at 10:41 a.m., Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, Missouri.

He was born August 13, 1952, at Porterville, California, to William Ray Loftis and Opal Louise Fare Loftis.  He was a truck driver and loved fishing.  Mr. Loftis was of the Baptist faith.

He is survived by his partner, Bonnie Bennett, Springfield, Missouri; three brothers, Johnnie Loftis, wife, Sandra, Caulfield, Missouri, Billy Lee Loftis, Nixa, Missouri and William Loftis, wife, Judy, Springfield, Missouri; one sister, Wanda Ganzer, husband, Mickey, Sr., Springfield, Missouri; and many nieces and nephews.

His parents, one sister, Linda Bowles and one brother, Charles Loftis, precede him in death.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m., Wednesday at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.  Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.