Clifford E. Winbush, Jr., 90, of Monongahela, died Friday, April 5, 2019 at Mt. Vernon of Elizabeth. He was born November 16, 1928 in Monongahela, the son of Clifford E. and Helen Gladys Wouldridge Winbush.
Clifford attended Waverly school in Monongahela and the District of Columbia public schools, graduating from Armstrong Technical High School in 1947. At the age of 13, he became a boy scout and later became an adult leader where he served as Assistant Scoutmaster, Scout Master, Explorer Advisor, Assistant Cub Master, Second Time Scout Master, troop committee person and earned the Statuette and Silver Beaver awards. He also was involved and became a camping advisor in the Girl Scouts along side his wife, Harriet, who was also active with the Girl Scouts. Clifford was employed by Kennywood Park Inc. in West Mifflin retiring as a department supervisor with twenty seven years of employment. His hobbies include gardening, photography, wood working, electronics, pastel painting, repairing cast off items of all sorts, music, any kind of home repair and genealogy. He also enjoyed belonging to the local organ club, where they would go to the various nursing and personal care homes in the area to play music.
He is survived by two daughters, Jeanine Robinson and her husband Darrell of Baldwin, Marilyn Jones of Monongahela; eleven grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; brother, Rev. Allen Winbush and wife Melrene of St. Louis, Missouri.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Harriet Jefferson Winbush who died February 28, 2006; and three sons, Paul, Aaron and Clifford E. Winbush, III.
At the request of Clifford, there will be no visitations or funeral service. Inurnment will be private and in the Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh. The Frye Funeral Home Inc. is in charge of the arrangements.