[2] He served in the United States Air Force during World War II with the rank of major.
[6] He was engaged with the Fayetteville community being involved with civic, church and school matters.
For for over fifty years he was a member of the Central United Methodist Church.
[2] He was refereed to as Clifton "Deacon" Wade both in records of the Arkansas Senate such as in a photo from 1965 as well as in the newspapers.
[1][5] Wade died November 1, 1974 at the Washington Regional Hospital in Fayetteville aged 64, and was survived by wife Vera and two children.