Rev. Clifton E. Broadous, Sr. was born January 19, 1954 to Reverend Therman and Sister Gladys Broadous in Los Angles, CA. He was sixth child of eleven. Reverend Clifton E. Broadous, Sr. graduated from Eufaula High School in 1972. At a very young age it was apparent that there was a distinct call on his life. He became licensed July 25, 1971 and was ordained on October 11, 1974. He pastored East Sixth Street Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, OK and later pastored Union Baptist Church in Shawnee, Oklahoma for seventeen years. Shortly, he became the Pastor of Reaper Baptist Church in Ada, OK and later he became a member of Greater Mount Olive Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, OK. He attended Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee, OK and received his Bachelor of Art Degree in 1976. Later he obtained his Master of Divinity Degree from Phillips University Graduate Seminary in Enid, Oklahoma in 1985. He also worked for Central Oklahoma Community Action Agency, Guthrie Job Corps, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma City Housing Authority. On June 23, 1973 He married Cheryl Diane Caldwell and to the union three children were born. He later married Joyce Dixon who preceded him in death. Preceding him death was his father Reverend Therman Broadous and other sons Ronald and Donald and his Aunt B. Fields. Reverend Broadous leaves to celebrate his home going, two daughters, Cheryl Danielle Cooley of Dallas, TX and Angela Dilys Broadous of Midwest City, OK, one son, Clifton E. Broadous, Jr. of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Four grandchildren: Seth Broadous, Jayvon Lamar Broadous, Alonna Dilys Broadous and Katelin Danielle Allen. Reverend Broadous also leaves his four brothers: John (Rachel) Broadous, Timothy (Sherry) Broadous, William (Kathy) Broadous, Zelus (Tiffany) Broadous; five sisters: Barbara Davis, Bernice Broadous, Deborah (Myron) Bradford, Linda (Nathaniel) Atchison, Venessa (Ken) Shaw. He leaves a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, many other relatives and many friends.