Trace Allen Clevinger, 48-year-old Burns Flat resident, passed from this life on February 13, 2009 at Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Trace was born on September 12, 1960 in Barstow, California, to Charles Clinton Clevinger and Sharon Kay (Wallace) Clevinger. He was reared in Hinkley, California, Newberry, California, and Mohave Valley, Arizona. Trace graduated from Mohave High School in Bullhead City, Arizona in 1978. He then attended multiple vocational and college courses for cryogenic gas processing and electricity plants.

Trace married Diana Marie Musser on June 8, 1985, in Upland, California. They were blessed with 23 wonderful years together and three children, Chandle Marie, Samantha Ruth, and Sarah Kay. The family lived in Upland, California, Pleasant Hill, California, Leedey, Oklahoma, Kingman, Arizona and Burns Flat, Oklahoma.

Trace's life was based on a strong foundation of Christian values, ideals, and work, practiced on a daily basis. He loved writing and recording music and words to praise the Lord. He enjoyed playing all musical instruments, playing golf or any other sport, and especially loved coaching his daughters softball teams.

Trace worked as a lead operator at the Clinton gas processing plant for Enogex. He received many music and vocal awards including Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, National Association of Jazz Educators Outstanding Vocal Musican and being in Who's Who in Music in America. He also received many sports awards in high school.

Trace was baptized in 1978 and Rededicated to the Lord Jesus in 2007. He loved being on Praise and Worship Teams and Praise Chapel in Kingman, Arizona. He attended Grandview Church in Elk City, Oklahoma.

Trace was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Carl and Ruth Clevinger, maternal grandmother Dorothy Campbell, maternal grandfather Chalmers Carl Wallace, sister Debra Dawn Clevinger and mother-in-law Ruth Musser.

He is survived by wife Diana Marie of the home in Burns Flat; daughters Samantha Ruth of Burns Flat, Oklahoma, Sarah Kay of Burns Flat, Oklahoma; Chandle Marie Doan and husband Kevin of Lake Havasu City, Arizona; grandchildren, Cadence Clevinger of Burns Flat, Oklahoma, Paige and Colin Doan of Lake Havasu City, Arizona; parents Charles and Sharon Clevinger of Brownwood, Texas; brothers, Tom Clevinger and wife Max of Wildemar, California, Ernie Clevinger of Kingman, Arizona, Matthew Clevinger and wife Suzanne of Kingman, Arizona, and Mark Clevinger and wife Charlotte of Kingman, Arizona; sisters, Cathy Malago and husband Scott of Glendale, Arizona and Becky Matthews and husband Ed of Barstow, California; father-in-law and mother-in-law Richard and Mary Sue Musser of Mohave Valley, Arizona; many aunts, uncles, nephew, nieces, other family and a host of friends.