Cliff A. Clayton, III, 59, of Granbury, died February 7, 2011, after battling colon cancer for more than 18 months. Cliff was a master electrician, lifelong golfer and avid fisherman, but more than anything else he was an ever-present, loving husband, father, son and brother. A native of Fort Worth who also made his home in Burleson, Rio Vista and Cleburne, Cliff gathered friends everywhere he went and was always surrounded by his family. Cliff is survived by his wife Linda Bemrick Clayton, daughter Kathy Clayton, son Mike Clayton and daughter-in-law Angela Clayton, mother Pat Boedeker and stepfather T.C. Boedeker, sister Cathy Stateler and brother-in-law Dave Stateler, brother Mike Clayton and sister-in-law Trish Clayton, grandchildren Lane and Ashtyn Janusch, father-in-law Jake Bemrick and his wife Elwanda Bemrick, sister-in-law Carol Cameron and her husband Mark Cameron, and brother-in-law Guy Bemrick and his wife Laurie Bemrick. Cliff is also missed by his nieces, nephews and cousins, as well as dear and numerous lifelong friends. He was preceded in death by his father Cliff A. Clayton Jr. and his mother-in-law Kay Bemrick. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Center for Colon Cancer Research at the University of South Carolina, www.cccr.sc.edu.