Clifford Ray Cowan

Clifford (Cliff) R. Cowan, of Claremore, OK passed away on Sunday October 27, 2024. He was born on September 29, 1936, in Bartlesville, OK, to Clifford L. and Doris (Lowry) Cowan. Cliff grew up primarily in Bartlesville, where he played baseball and basketball, and obtained the status of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Bartlesville College High School in 1954. His early employment included the opening season at Kiddie Park and training greyhounds at the local track. Later he worked for Bartlesville Stationery, then owned a Christian bookstore downtown. Cliff married Donna Willcox of Pawhuska on May 12, 1957. They had two children: Vicki and Rhonda. Cliff began working at Phillips Petroleum in 1960. He was transferred with Phillips to the Denver area two times and back to Bartlesville before transferring to Richardson, TX. where he worked for the Phillips Coal Co. division, retiring in 1998 as a Lease & Title Analyst. Following his retirement, Cliff and Donna moved to Cape Fair, MO, where they greatly enjoyed hosting many of the friends they met throughout their lives. Cliff and Donna were devoted Christians and active members in church wherever they lived. Cliff was an active participant and organizer of missions construction and ministry trips to Honduras, Panama, Chile, Belgium, Paraguay, Guatemala, Ecuador and the Hopi Reservation in central Arizona. Within the church he served as a Sunday School Teacher, Superintendent, and as a Deacon at many of the churches he attended. Cliff’s interests; hunting, fishing, and later in life, golfing. For many years he played and coached church softball and basketball teams. He also officiated for other softball leagues. He was a lifelong fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, and fan of the Denver Broncos, Nuggets, Texas Rangers and OKC Thunder. Cliff was preceded in death by his parents, wife Donna, sister Gloria Pratt, and son-in-law Ken Baldwin. He is survived by daughter Vicki Baldwin of Claremore, daughter Rhonda (Bob) Mead of Nixa, MO, grandsons Kyle (Mandy) Baldwin of Claremore, and Kurt Baldwin of Skiatook, great grandchildren Connor, Emmett, Annie, Ellie and Kenna, brother Sherrill (Joyce) Cowan of Bartlesville, sister Jan (Lawrence) Wilkie of Bartlesville, brother-in-law Jim Pratt of Bartlesville, and many nieces and nephews. The family wishes to thank Brookdale Claremore Assisted Living & Memory Care and Elara Caring hospice for their wonderful care and attention Donations can be made to: Edgewater Community Church, P.O. Box 283, Cape Fair, MO 65624 or Gideons International or Builders International.org. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 2pm, Thursday, November 7th at the Davis Family Funeral Home – Walker Brown Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Carter Davis and the Davis Family Funeral Home and Crematory Walker-Brown Chapel. Online condolences and remembrances may be shared at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com

Clifford Ray Cowan

September 29, 1936 - October 27, 2024