Clifford Vincent Samuels, 89, 3/395, of Sturgis MI, died Feb. 28, 2012. He was awarded three Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. He retired from Paramount Furniture Company, Sturgis MI, following 19 years of employment. Before that he had been employed for 42 years by Sturgis Newport Business Forms. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy; three sons; nine grandchildren; three step-grandsons; 13 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.