Barbara grew up in Houston, graduating from Lutheran High School. She met her husband, Rob, through a cousin and they married on June 2nd, 1973, later moving to Spring and then Conroe. Barbara worked in banking and retired from Bank of America in 2010. She loved spending time with her family and was a faithful member of Spring Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Mildred Fritsche, and brothers, Jack Welch and Leonard Fritsche Jr. She is survived by her husband, Rob Clifton; daughter Kelley Thomas and her husband, Hank; daughter Crystal Ferguson and her husband, Stephen; granddaughters Lacey and Kaitlyn Thomas, and Presley and Blakely Ferguson; sister, Monica Lemire; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Flowers may be delivered to Brookside Funeral Home through Friday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to Samaritan's Purse at https://www.samaritanspurse.org/memorial-page/barbara-clifton-conroe-tx/.