Alva Review-Courier -

Clifton Mark Phillips was born January 14, 1959, to Clifton Pope and Jean Harlene Phillips in Clarendon, Texas. He passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at the age of 64.

Mark grew up with his brother and sister just outside of Clarendon through junior high, then moved to Stratford, Texas, where he graduated from Stratford High in 1977. He attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University, where he played football for two years. Shortly after college he was employed by Santa Fe/BNSF Railway in 1980 as a track welder, retiring in 2012.

In 1984 Mark was united in marriage to Leta Jeannine Garner of...