Clifford Lee Reneau, of Celeste, passed away on February 3, 2022, in Silsbee, Texas. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM, Thursday, February 17, 2022, in the chapel of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home with Jack Smith and Larry Williams officiating. Burial will follow the service at McWright Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon until service time Thursday.
Clifford was born on September 17, 1926, to Harvey Lee Reneau and Clara Pearl Fuller Reneau in Oakwood, Oklahoma. Clifford married Naomi Ruth West on July 18, 1950, in Greenville, Texas. Clifford joined the United States Army at a young age and was a World War II veteran.
After his service to our country Clifford attended Bethany Peniel College were he earned a Bachelors degree in theology and later he earned a Masters degree from East Texas State University.
He then became a minister at the Church of Nazarene for over 44 years. He pastored churches in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas and built new church buildings in Palestine, Texas, Muldrow Oklahoma, and Fort Smith Arkansas as well as a new parsonage in Antlers, Oklahoma.
Clifford is survived by his son Danny Reneau and wife Janet of Silsbee, Texas, daughter Janice Ricks and husband Mark of Frisco, Texas, grandchildren Dr. Aaron Reneau, Matthew Reneau, Heather Reneau Kunen, great grandchildren Jacob Reneau, Christian Reneau, Cameron Reneau, Adrian Kunen, Ava Kunen and Vivan Kunen, sister in law Nancy West and a host of loving nieces, nephews and cousins.
Clifford is preceded in death by his wife, parents, brother Noel Reneau, sister Irene Reneau Boevers, in laws Marie Inman, Esta Gray, Teddy West, Charles West, Cliff Boevers and Sonja Reneau.
Pallbearers will be Dr. Aaron Reneau, Matthew Reneau, Kevin Reneau, David Williams, Forest Walker and Ron Hight.