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Carrie Clifford

SUTTONS BAY, MI – Carrie Elizabeth Clifford, 56, of Suttons Bay, MI passed away Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Munson Medical Center after a brief illness.

Carrie was born June 6, 1961 to Loren Clifford and Nancy Clifford in Torrance, CA. She attended Mount Pleasant High School and moved to Keystone, CO after high school where she worked at a ski resort. At different times of her life she called California, Michigan, Colorado and Arizona home. Carrie moved back to Michigan in her 20s and attended Michigan State University where she studied botany.

Carrie was a kind spirit. She was smart, fun-loving, unconventional and brought beauty and fun to everything she did. Carrie was an awarded and recognized artist and especially enjoyed working on her art. She enjoyed spending time with her wide network of friends, downhill skiing, fuchsia lipstick and the care of plants and numerous pets that she tended throughout the years.

Carrie is survived by her mother Nancy Clifford; father Loren (Mary) Clifford; sister Catherine Clifford; brother Christopher (Camille Bratkowski) Clifford; sister Jane Clifford; sister Emily (Ali Kamal) White; and nieces and nephews Angelina Born, Maxim Born, Hanna Kamal, Zakaria Kamal and Noah Kamal.

A celebration of life will be held at a date to be announced later, tentatively set for June 2018.

Those wishing an expression of sympathy are encouraged to direct contributions to Cherryland Humane Society, 1750 Ahlberg Road, Traverse City, MI 49696.

Please share your thoughts and memories of Carrie with her family by way of her online guestbook at www.reyn olds-jonkhoff.com.

The family is being cared for by the Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services.