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McLEAN, May Grady

Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 23 Sep 1963 p 6 ??

VEEDERSBURG --- Mrs. May McLean, 91, died at 3:30 a.m. Sunday at the home of a son, Grady McLean, who resides near here. She had been in failing health nine months. Mrs. McLean was a life-long resident of this community. She was a member of Osborn Prairie Christian Church. Born April 20, 1872 one mile west of here, she was one of nine children. Her parents were Samuel and Virginia Clicker Grady. She Married William McLean Feb. 18, 1892. He died April 18, 1957. Survivors include the son at whose home she died; a brother, Homer Grady of Attica; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son and a daughter. Funeral services are announced for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Parham Funeral Home here. Rev. Conley Rowland will officiate. Interment will be in Osborn Prairie Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at the funeral home after 2 p.m. Monday.  --typed by Walt W



Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 23 Sep 1963 p 6 ??

Veedersburg — Mrs. May McLean, age 91, died at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at the home of a son, Grady McLean, who resides near here. She had been in failing health nine months. Mrs. McLean was a life-long resident of the Veedersburg community. Born April 20, 1872, one, mile west of here, she was one of nine children. Her parents were Samuel and Virginia Clicker Grady. She was married to William McLean on Feb. 18, 1892, and he died on April 18, 1957. Mrs. McLean was a member of the Osborn Prairie Christian Church. Survivors include the son at whose home she died; a brother, Homer Grady of Attica; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son and a daughter. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Parham Funeral Home. The Rev. Conley Rowland officiated. Interment was in the Osborn Prairie Cemetery.  --typed by Walt W



Source: "Obituaries - Year - 1960 Volume B" from the Covington Public Library. 27 September 1963

Funeral services for Mrs. May McLean, 91 years of age, one of the older members of Osborn Prairie Christian Church, were held at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Parham Funeral Horne.  Rev, Conley Rowland, of the Stone Bluff E. U. B, Church, conducted the service.  Interment took place in the Osborn Prairie Cemetery.
Mrs. McLean had, been in ill health for nine months and died at the home of a son, Grady McLean in Stone Bluff at 3:30 am. Sunday, Sept. 22, 1963. The McLean and Grady families were among pioneers in the Stone Bluff - Osborn Prairie - Veedersburg area.
She was born on April 20, 1872, on a farm west of Veedersburg, and was the daughter of Samuel and Virginia Clickner Grady, and was one of a family of nine children.
As a life resident of Fountain County, she became a member of the Osborn Prairie Church in the eighties, when there were large numbers of accessions, early membership records indicate.
She was married to William McLean, a farmer, on February 18, 1892.  He died on April 18, 1957.  She was preceded in death also by an infant daughter, a son, Fred, and seven brothers and sisters.
Survivors include the son, Grady; a brother, Homer Grady, of Attica; and five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  - jz

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