Walter Lewis Clifton Jr., 83, died Wednesday, August 24, 2011 at the Methodist Hospice House. Mr. Clifton was a WWII Army veteran who served in Nagoya, Japan, a member of Bellevue Baptist Church and a retired Hair Stylist. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Evelyn Marie Stroud Clifton; his daughter, Mary Clifton Cornpropst, her husband Sam, and daughter Ella Grace all of Germantown; and his son Michael Lewis Clifton, his wife Marilu, and twin daughters Marie and Mary all of Bartlett; his two brothers, Harold (Dotsie) Clifton of Martin, TN; and David (Joanna) Clifton of Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Dorothy Clifton Beavers, and William S. Clifton. The family will receive friends at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens at 5599 Poplar Avenue Friday, August 26, from 5 – 8. Funeral Services will also be at Poplar Chapel Saturday, August 27 at 2:00. Interment will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery on Germantown Parkway following the service. The family requests that memorials be sent to The Methodist Hospice House at 6416 Quince Rd Memphis, TN 38119; (901)818-2100.