Tony Clyburn

Tony Allen Clyburn was born on Monday, March 12, 1963 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of J.T. “Roy” and Ruby Dean (Smoot) Clyburn. He passed this life on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa. He was 59 years of age. Tony was a 1981 graduate of Broken Arrow High School. He attended Northeastern State University in Tahlequah and graduated from Langston University with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Tony was a veteran of the United States Army. He enlisted in the infantry at the age of 17 as a chaplain’s assistant. While he was in ROTC at NSU, he was commissioned as an officer and went through jump school. After being commissioned as an officer, he attended the Officer Basic Course in Fort Gordon, Georgia, where he and his wife Abbie began their life together. He later attained the rank of Captain during his service in Germany at the end of the Cold War. He was married to the former Miss Abbie Lively on June 1, 1985 at First Assembly of God Church in Broken Arrow. Tony was employed as a GS14 in Management Services for the Federal Government. He enjoyed watching several television shows, especially Dateline, Andy Griffith, and Wicked Tuna. His hobbies included fishing, traveling and making all sorts of tools. His greatest time came from spending time with his family and his special adventures with his grandson. He was a member of the American Legion and Guts Church in Tulsa. Tony was the type of person that made people feel accepted. His friends are innumerable. His legacy will live on through the deposits he made in so many people’s lives and through the work he did for God and through the children he and Abbie raised to serve God as wonderful examples. Tony was kind, generous, always truthful, hard-working, and fiercely loyal. God, family, and faith shaped his life and helped him shape the lives of so many others. The family requests memorials to Disabled American Veterans, secure.dav.org or Mighty Oaks, mightyoaksprogram.org. Tony is survived by, Wife, Abbie Clyburn, of the home Son, Matt and wife Veronica Clyburn, Broken Arrow, OK Daughter, Denise Clyburn, Broken Arrow, OK Grandson, Sebastian Clyburn, Broken Arrow, OK Brother, Michael and wife Rena Clyburn, Morrison, OK Brother in law, Sandy Wingfield, Broken Arrow OK He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Ruby; a sister, Linda Wingfield.

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Tony Clyburn

March 12, 1963 - October 9, 2022