Clifton Horace Gazaway, 83, of Brevard, NC, met the Savior he loved and served, peacefully at home on January 24, 2026.

Born May 6, 1942, in Marietta, GA to Ernest John & Ada Emma (Castleberry) Gazaway. Clifton was preceded in death by both of his parents, his brothers, JC Gazaway, Richard Gazaway, & Wesley Gazaway, and his sister Ruth Ledford. Survivors are his beloved wife Mary Lois (Long) Gazaway of the home, his daughter Teresa Backer (Brent) of Greer, SC, his daughter Beth Agan (Mark) of Ramseur, NC, & his son Derek Gazaway (Francesca) of Brevard, NC, his grandchildren, Tyler Agan, Anthony Agan (April), Jessica Backer, Daniel Backer (Sara), Timothy Backer (Jordan), Heidi Backer, Conner Gazaway, Jacob Gazaway, Micah Gazaway, Alec Gazaway, & Logan Gazaway, his 8 great-grandchildren, and many nieces & nephews.

Clifton was born and raised in Georgia where he came to know Jesus as his personal Savior at an early age. He graduated high school in 1961 and joined the Air Force just a few weeks later. Clifton married his sweetheart in 1966 and they would have celebrated 60 years of marriage this August.

After being honorably discharged from the military to care for his mother in1967 following the death of his father, Clifton went on to work as a letter carrier for the United States Post Office. The Lord called Clifton to preach in 1981 and he moved his family to Greenville, SC to attend Bible college.

In 1992, Clifton and Mary answered the call to be missionaries to North Dakota where Clifton was first stationed in the air force, and they were blessed to minister in ND for 9 years.

Clifton was a member of Progress Baptist Church in Hendersonville, NC. Clifton loved the Lord, his family and missions. He was blessed, recently, to learn that one of his grandsons had answered the call to missions. The family is asking that in lieu of flowers donations be made to his grandson's family for their mission work. All donations should be made out and sent to Progress Baptist Church (1935 N. Rugby Rd, Hendersonville, NC 28791) clearly marked for Anthony & April Agan.

The funeral will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, February 2, 2026 at Progress Baptist Church with Pastor Doug Raynes & Rev Mark Agan presiding. Visitation will be at 1:00 at the church. The graveside will be Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 10:00 AM, at Post Oak Baptist Church cemetery in Powder Springs, GA.

Clifton, Dad, PawPaw you will be missed, but we KNOW that we will be reunited again in eternity.