Honor M. Clifford

84, of Holliston died July 18 at the Framingham Union Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Boston MA on March 15, 1924, the daughter of John and Helen (Sweeney) Feeney. She graduated from Medford High School in 1942 and worked during the war for Army Intelligence at the Boston Army Base. It is there that she met Lt. Thomas D. Clifford and they were married in 1944. After the war, they moved to Buffalo NY where their three children were born. In 1960 they moved to Holliston MA. Honor worked as a secretary for Abington spares (a vintage MG parts supplier) in Needham MA for many years. She was an avid reader and knitter and enjoyed watching sports. As a young girl she frequently attended the Red Sox games for 25 cents on ladies day. In later years she continued to enjoy watching the Red Sox, Patriots and the Revolution on TV. She and her husband enjoyed traveling and made many trips overseas to various countries, but they loved Ireland the most. They spent many years tracking down distant relatives and then going to visit them. They joined the Irish traditional music group; Comhaltas Ceoleoire Eireann and made many friends. Honor loved to listen to music and always had the stereo on or listened to her many CDs. Honor spent the last two years at her home in Holliston after having a operation for liver cancer in 2006. She frequented the Holliston Senior Center for many years and was a member of St Mary's Catholic Church in Holliston. She was a kind, brave and courageous women and a magnate for getting people together. Honor was the loving wife of 58 years to Thomas Clifford Sr. who passed away in 2002. She is survived by her daughter, Eileen Clifford of Kingston, NH, her son Thomas Clifford of Holliston MA and her son Gregory and his wife Jacqueline Clifford of Holliston, MA, her brother John and his wife Frances Feeney of Groton, MA, her grandchildren David and his wife Rixt Clifford of Carbondale, CO, Ami and her husband Ricky Bellefeuille of Milford, MA, her great grandchildren Clifford and Gregory Bellefeuille and Miles Johannes and Sasha Honor Clifford (who she got to see and hold five days before her death), her cousin Mary Prendergast and her daughter Mariam who were with her when she died, along with numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Visiting hours at the Eugene McCarthy and Sons Funeral Home, 11 Lincoln Street, Framingham, MA are on Sunday July 20th, 3-7 PM. A funeral Mass will be held on Monday July 21st at 10:30 AM at St Mary's Church, Holliston MA. Burial will follow at Edgell Grove Cemetery in Framingham. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.