Deseret News, (1 Jun 1991), Clift Cracroft, age 89, passed away May 27, 1991 in Salt Lake City.

He was born June 18, 1901 in Salt Lake City, Utah to George William and Clara Louisa Williams Cracroft. He married Myrtle Marie Clements on October 20, 1920 in Farmington, Utah. She passed away on December 5, 1968.

Clift attended Wasatch School and West High School. He was employed for several years by Utah Light & Traction Company as a painter, motorman, and conductor. He worked for his father and other contractors as a painter, and learned paper hanging, for several years. For 25 years, he was self-employed at his trade. And for 24 years, he lived in and operated the Broadway Hotel in Salt Lake City, retiring April 1, 1978. He was a member of the LDS Church.

He is survived by a son, Robert C. Cracroft, Kearns; a daughter, Mrs. William (Clara Louise) Van Hoff, Kaysville; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by an infant son, George Claude, and a ten-year-old daughter, Ranolla Marie.

Funeral services will be held Monday, June 3, 1991, at 12:00 noon, in the Russon Brothers Mortuary Chapel, 255 South 200 East. Friends may call Sunday, 6-8 p.m. and Monday, one hour prior to services. Interment in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.