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Reverend Dr. Clarence W. Bauknight, Jr. was born in Cranford, New Jersey on August 25, 1923, to parents: Clarence W. Bauknight Sr. and Sallie Belle Griffin. After spending his formative years in Cranford and Bloomfield New Jersey, his father moved his family to Wilkes-Barre, PA (WB) following his job. The first grandson of Elizabeth Bottoms Griffin, creator of the first black school for children in South Carolina, he was taught the value of education. Like …
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Born

August 25th, 1923
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Passed away

November 27th, 2018
Linden, NJ, USA

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Final resting place

Graceland Memorial Park

1900 Galloping Hill Rd, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
Jones Funeral Home
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Rev. Dr. Clarence Bauknight Jr.