his son clinton jr. followed his father into the ministry. three years old when his family returned to the us, he attended the local segregated schools of the south before earning a bachelor's degree at houghton college in upstate new york. he returned to richmond to earn a theology degree at virginia union university; and, after he had moved to new york, also gained a master's degree in education at the c.w. post campus of long island university in brookville. he had a career in teaching in copiague and became pastor of union baptist church of hempstead in may 1957, serving 46 years before retiring. he had been elected to the hempstead school board and was a leader in local religious and civic organizations. boone died at age 90 and was survived by his daughter evelyn dane boone-franklin, son the rev. clinton c. boone iii, and a total of five grandchildren.