SERVICES HELD FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2022, 3:00 P.M. AT BLACK AND CLARK FUNERAL HOME, DALLAS
Clifton Curtis Sneed Jr was born in Dallas, Texas on June 1, 1954 to Clifton Curtis Sneed Sr. and Inez Latson Sneed.
Affectionately called “Cliff,” he spent his childhood years with his father and stepmother, Rosie, in New Jersey. He graduated from Clifford J. Scott High School in East Orange, New Jersey and traveled back to Texas to attend Huston Tillotson College in Austin, where he also pledged Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Clifton then returned to New Jersey because of his father’s illness and pursued careers in Heating and Air Conditioning, as a member of the Newark Police Department, a substitute teacher and later in Financial Planning before returning to Dallas in April 1981.
Two months later he met Marva Jones, and on December 2, 2006 he married the love of his life. To this union there were no children born but they had the love of a blended family with children from prior relationships.
Clifton’s first born, Cheron Sneed, was his pride and joy. His bubbling baby boy Tychique Walker brought so much excitement into his life, and LaLonnie Moore, Marva’s daughter, who he raised from the time she was two years old, stole his heart.
Clifton loved life. His desire was to help people live a prosperous life. He never met a stranger and enjoyed striking up conversations with folks he had never seen before and never saw again.
He enjoyed bowling, playing Scrabble, and his favorite game, Bid Whist. He also loved to travel and he and Marva loved to go to their favorite city, Las Vegas.
Clifton was a sports fan and his favorite football team was the Los Angeles Raiders (now the Las Vegas Raiders). He and his grandson, Azariah, would talk Raider football for hours. He almost always wore something bearing the name or logo. And yes, he had no love at all for the Cowboys!
He also loved to entertain and his home was always full of joy and laughter for cookouts, Super Bowl parties and hosting dinner parties for family and friends. He cared for and was loyal to his friends, always willing to be a source of inspiration and support; he believed that to whom much is given, much is expected; therefore many benefited from his generosity.
Clifton Curtis Sneed Jr. left this earthly realm on January 21, 2022. He leaves to cherish his life and his memory: his loving wife, Marva, who shared each others love for 41 years (16 of those years as husband and wife); daughter, Cheron Sneed; son, Tychique (Mahogany)Walker; stepdaughter, La Lonnie Moore; grandchildren Jaworski Sneed, Jovita Sneed, Azariah Gabriel Sneed, Zenaiyah Sneed and Ja’nayia Campbell; brother, Dwight D. Sneed, Sr.; and uncles, aunts, cousins, and friends.
