May 30, 1946 ~ March 8, 2019
Clifton Raymond Groves was born on May 30, 1946 in Kansas City Missouri to Rev. Boyd S. and Bennie Mae Groves.
He departed this life on March 8, 2019. Clifton (affectionately Cliff) graduated from Central High School in Kansas City, Missouri. After graduation he attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri. His college career was interrupted when he was drafted into the U.S. Army. Cliff served proudly and honorable as an Airborne Ranger Special Forces and he is a Vietnam Veteran. After his military service, he returned to the Kansas City area briefly but later relocated to the east coast. In 1970, he married Bonnie Mince and to that union one son, Rajah Groves was born.
Cliff dedicated his life to Christ in 2014 and became a member of The Worship Center in Omaha, Nebraska. As an active and faithful member, he was as committed a solider for the Lord as he was for the United States Army. He took church and prayer seriously, and every Tuesday when he was able from noon to 1:00 p.m., you could find him at church praying with the ‘Prayer Warriors’. Sunday morning service and Wednesday night Bible Study was a no miss for him. He enthusiastically participated withE-3, the Men’s Ministry of the church, and the Male Chorus. He was eager to share and do whatever he could, whenever he could. He was truly loved and appreciated by his church family.
Cliff was preceded in death by his parents. He leaves to cherish his memory his son Rajah Groves, Brooklyn, New York; three brothers, Winston O. Groves, Saranac Lake, New York; Rev. Dr. Israel Boyd S. Groves(Evangeline) Kansas City, Missouri; Wayne L. Groves, Cameron, Missouri; three sisters, Helen Y. Cole, Overland Park, Kansas; Gwendolyn T. Polson, Harrisonville, Missouri; and Juanda K. Lowe(Darryl), Omaha, NE; six nieces, five nephews; special friend Ms. Lori Reed of Charleston, South Carolina, and a host of friends and relatives across the United States.
