Archie Clifford McElveen died peacefully at Heritage Home of Florence early Sunday morning. Born in 1920 in the Tans Bay section of Florence County, he was the son of the late Clarence and Rosa Lee Carnell McElveen. He was the oldest of nine children. In 1939 he married the late Bertie Mae Baldwin. In 1942 he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in Europe for the duration of WWII. He was a participant in the June 1944 D-Day invasion. After WWII he switched over to the U.S. Air Force serving in such locations as Shaw AFB in S.C., Oklahoma, Alabama, New York, Tripoli (Libya), Illinois, Alconbury (England), and retiring at Myrtle Beach AFB in 1964 at a rank of TSGT. Cliff spent most of his non-military life in Florence, Horry,and Richland Counties in S.C. Cliff and Bertie had four children: the late Lavon McElveen, Kerry Wilcott (New Bern, NC), the late Sandra Courtney, and Scot McElveen (Cortez, CO). He is also survived by three siblings, Gene McElveen, Julie Moody, and Jimmy McElveen (all of Florence), six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Cliff's favorite pastimes included fishing, cooking, Braves' baseball,working in his yard and garden,and taking care of many beloved dogs through the decades. A graveside service will be held on Friday, November 13th at 2 p.m. at Florence Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers the family asks that you make a donation in Cliff's name to either the Florence Area Humane Society (www.florencehumansociety.org) or your local chapter of the Alzheimer's Association (www.alz.org). You are invited to sign the guestbook at www.laytonandersonfh.com