SPRINGERTON, Ill. - Clifford D. Thomas, 91, died Nov. 11, 2009, at Hamilton Memorial Hospital in McLeansboro. He was a World War II Army veteran, retired as an oil field worker and was of the Protestant faith. Surviving are son, Larry; six grandchildren; and great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services 1 p.m. Saturday at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro, burial in Old Springer Cemetery, with military rites. Visitation is 5 to 8 p.m. today. Published in Courier Press on November 13, 2009