Cliff “Doc” Holliday, 79 of Vernon, Texas passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in Vernon, Texas.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 1:00 pm at East to West Baptist Church with Rev. Curt Rutledge officiating. Interment will follow at Wilbarger Memorial Park under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. 

Cliff was born Wednesday, July 30, 1947, in Vernon, Texas. He was the son of the late Harvey R. Holliday and the late Gitano A. Sanders Holliday. He was a graduate of Vernon High School where he participated in football, baseball, basketball, and track. He then went on to attend Ranger College on a baseball scholarship. In 1960, he began working as a Customer Relations Director for Owens & Brumley Funeral Home until his retirement in 2006. Cliff was a dedicated dog owner and loved his boxer, Abby. She gave him so much joy that he later took in a terrier mix named Muphy who was given to him by a homeless man. He was also a Dallas Cowboy fan beginning the very first game they played. He was a member of East to West Baptist Church.

Cliff married Deanna Bairrington on January 4, 2014, in Vernon, Texas. He first met her when she was fourteen. She was the love of his life and made him whole in turning his life around.

Cliff is survived by his wife, Deanna Holliday of the home, his sons, Joseph "Bucky" Holliday, Kip Holliday and Paul Holliday, his daughter, Gitano "Tina" Knight, his sister, Sandra Holliday, and his bonus daughters, Kimberly Buesing & husband Dan and Brandi Abernathy & husband Rob. Cliff also leaves behind twelve grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Visitation will be Monday, October 26, 2026 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Sullivan Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Ark & Olive Academy.