Cecil Cloyd Haffelfinger
Cecil C. Haffelfinger, beloved husband, father and papa, completed his earthly journey very peacefully on February 9th, 2021 surrounded by his family. He began his earthly sojourn on September 15, 1925 in Hempstead, Texas. He was the youngest of six children born to Walter L. and Nancy Ann Haffelfinger (Cloyd). Cecil attended public school in Hempstead graduating in 1943. He immediately enrolled at Texas A&M before entering the military in December 1943 where four brothers were already serving. He was trained in communications at several locations in California prior to shipping out to the South Pacific. All five brothers were defending our nation on foreign soil. Cecil was injured on Leyte Island in the Philippines in June 1945 and returned to the US where he spent several months in McCloskey General Hospital in Temple, Texas. Cecil received an Honorable Discharge in October 1945. With encouragement from the Lord and from his mother, Cecil became a student of Abilene Christian University in September 1946. In 1949 he graduated with a BS in Business and a double minor in Bible and English. He soon began preaching by appointment before entering into full-time ministry with the churches of Christ that lasted almost 62 years.
