Life Journey of Anice Amatine Clough

Anice Amatine Clough was born February 9, 1935 to the late Ella Mae and James Storey.  She departed this life April 11, 2016 at VNA Falls Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

She was married to the late Robert Clough in 1952 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  To this union two children were born, Robert Allen Jr. and Marie Amatine.

Anice Amatine was an honor graduate from West Philadelphia High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was employed as one of the first black sales representatives at Lord & Taylor in downtown Philadelphia. Anice loved singing and dancing to all types of music.  She had excellent knitting skills.

Anice was always smiling.  Throughout her life Anice battled a chronic mental illness and resided in many facilities.  Her final residence was Scoggins Personal Care Home in Philadelphia.  Her case manager was Choy Thomas.

Anice confessed Jesus Christ as her personal savior at Living Body of Christ Fellowship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Left to cherish her memory are: son, Robert Allen Clough Jr. of California; daughter, Marie Amatine Clough (Mateen) of Willingboro, NJ; son-in-law, Muhsin A. Matten; two grandchildren, Rashad Ameer Mateen (wife, Elayva L. Mateen) and Aaliyah H. Mateen (fiancé, Ashley S. Lloyd); four great-grandchildren, A-Yanna, Layla, Bilal Joseph and Azzau S. M. Lloyd; seven brothers, the late James Langford, Arthur Samuel, late (Gloria Storey), late Lafayette A., Rasheed Leonard (Cheryl Storey), Wendell Norman (Donna), Nureldeen (Barbara) and Yusef; five sisters, Emma E. Wood (to the late Maurice Wood), Marion Kimball Borenstein (late Marvin Borenstein), Zareefah Story, and Madilina El Storey (Charles Barilow); and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.