MCCLELLAN, Hattie Geneva Edith 1915-2002

MCCLELLAN, GREENE, HUMPHREY, QUAM, CLARK, POULTON

Posted By: Susan Rezek (email)
Date: 9/16/2006 at 14:39:05

Modoc County Record, Alturas,
Modoc Co., California
May 9, 2002

Hattie Geneva Edith McClellan

Hattie Geneva Edith McClellan, 86, died Thursday evening, April 25, 2002, at Redding Medical Center in Redding.

She was born in Alta Vista, Iowa, on June 8, 1915. She had been a resident of Greenville since 1961, moving there from Pleasant Valley, Minn. McClellan had been employed as a cook at the Pleasant Valley School in Minnesota, Greenville School Cafeteria, Indian Valley Hospital and Forest Lodge of Greenville.

She was a member of the Lutheran Church and Ladies Aide, both in Minnesota and Greenville; the Minnesota Farmers Union, AARP and the Mt. Jura Gem and Mineral Society.

She enjoyed gardening, crafts, quilting and playing games of all kinds, especially cards. She greatly enjoyed her children and grandchildren and was notorious for baking a special cake for everyone's birthday. She never forgot a special day or special moment.

She was preceded in death by her children, Arnold in 1936, Alvin in 1963, Edith Green in 1982, Erma Humphrey in 1984, four brothers and two sisters.

Survivors include her husband of 68 years, Philip of Greenville; sons, Gary and wife Lynn of Alturas, CA, Bill of West, Texas, Bob of Quincy, Durane of Oakland; daughters, Barbara Quam of Crescent Mills, Evelyn Clark of Greenville, Beverly Poulton of Salinas; sisters, Rose, Lena, Clara and Ida; 21 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.

A celebration of her life was held Sunday, April 28, at the First Lutheran Church in Greenville, followed by burial in the Greenville Cemetery. The
family requests any donations in her memory be made to the Indian Valley Healthcare District Long Term Care Unit, c/o Fehrman Mortuary, P.O. Box 803, Greenville, CA 95947. An opportunity to leave a memorial tribute is available online at www.fehrmanmortuary.com .

[I am not related to Mrs. McClellan; I have no other information about her]