Clifford Boston

Clifford E. Boston was a 31-year-old member of the St. Louis community whose life was centered in the neighborhoods of the city he called home. Though public records about his private life are limited, the verified facts tell of a person whose presence was part of everyday life for those close to him — neighbors, friends, and family who knew him in ordinary and meaningful ways.

Clifford’s death on October 24, 2014, was a loss felt by people in the Wells-Goodfellow area of St. Louis. Rather than define him by the circumstances of his passing, what endures is the reality that Clifford was a person with relationships and a place in his neighborhood. People who knew him would remember shared routines, local ties, and the small acts of connection — conversations on the block, familiar faces at nearby businesses, and the private rhythms of family life — that give daily life its shape.

Public records and community notices about Clifford’s death are sparse; there is no published funeral-home obituary located that matches his name and the October 24, 2014 date. Because the public record is limited, this remembrance focuses on acknowledging Clifford as a human being whose life had meaning beyond what was recorded in news or police listings. Even when documentary details are few, it is important to recognize that Clifford’s life mattered to those who knew him and that his memory endures in them.

For those who loved him, Clifford’s life is remembered in personal memories and the quiet ways people carry someone forward — in stories told at family gatherings, in photos kept in albums, and in the small rituals that keep a person present. If you remember Clifford and wish to share a memory, photograph, or note for a memorial page, those contributions can help round out the portrait of a life that meant more than any brief public record could capture.

This page honors Clifford E. Boston by centering the fact of his personhood: he lived, he mattered, and his loss was felt. The hope for this remembrance is to hold space for the people who knew him and to invite respectful sharing of memories that celebrate the human being behind the name.