Susan Long Burr Clifford

Susan Long Burr, of Easton, Maryland, passed away peacefully surrounded by love on January 29th. The eldest daughter of Robert Page Burr and Elizabeth Jacquelin Long, she was born on December 29, 1949, in Huntington, New York. Susan attended Lloyd Harbor Elementary School and Cold Spring Harbor High School. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hofstra University in 1972 and went on to live a life marked by passion for dogs, gardening and her family’s English heritage. She found deep joy in cultivating beauty and life, eventually becoming an accomplished artist and licensed commercial pilot. She brought passion, discipline and imagination to everything she pursued. Her professional career spanned aviation, advertising and media. From 1984 to 1986, Susan served as a Charter Captain for Calypso Airways in Easton, Maryland. She later distinguished herself in radio advertising, achieving in 1989 what remains the largest single sale in the history of small-market radio at 96.7 FM WCEI in Easton. In 1991, she published the Midshore Guide to Advertising, a regional directory designed to help small businesses thoughtfully organize and allocate their advertising efforts. Susan went on to serve as National Sales Representative for Chesapeake Bay Magazine and BoatUS Magazine, and later as Vice President of Marketing for boating website pioneer MARINAS.com. Susan was deeply committed to service within her community. She chaired committees for the Friends of Hospice Annual Festival of Trees for nearly every year since the festival’s inception in 1985. She served as a Character Coach for Character Counts Midshore for 11 years and became a Court Appointed Special Advocate for CASA of Talbot and Dorchester Counties in 2011, advocating for children during some of their most vulnerable moments. She was a retired member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames. Susan was predeceased by her husband, Wayne Bingham Stallings, who died in 2020. She is survived by her sons, Henry Clifford and George Clifford; Henry’s wife, Elisabeth Clifford; her grandchildren, William Clifford, Quinn Clifford, and Emily Clifford; her stepsons, Brian Stallings and Craig Stallings; her brothers, William Burr, Jonathan Burr, James Burr and David Burr; and her sister, Betsy Burr. Susan is remembered for her intelligence, creativity, determination, generosity of spirit and her ability to nurture growth; whether in gardens, in people or the many communities she touched. A memorial gathering will be held at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, Easton, MD on Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 2pm until 4pm.

Susan Long Burr Clifford

December 29, 1949 - January 29, 2026