Why do my contacts disappear (using iphone 4s)?

Why do my contacts keep disappearing! I use ICloud to save my contacts but I have Verizon wireless backup. Could these two interfere with each other and make random contacts disappear??
The only thing in common on the contacts that I have noticed is that I have not used them recently.
Help!

This happens because when you sync them with iCloud they are moved from your phone to the iCloud server. If you turn off iCloud you are disconnecting your device from the server so it can no longer access your contacts (or other iCloud data).
If you no longer want to sync your contacts with iCloud, go to Settings>iCloud, turn Contacts off and choose Keep on My iPhone. That will keep a copy of your contact on your phone.

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