Thornton McClain

1918 - 1987  (69 years)

• Name	Thornton McClain
  Born	27 Apr 1918	West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Aug 1987	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	24 Aug 1987	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I141	Rossville
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Roy (Ray) McClain,   b. 22 Nov 1891, Elk Fork, Morgan County, Kentucky ,   d. 16 Jun 1969, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Eva Trimble McClain,   b. 25 Apr 1891, Elk Fork, Morgan County, Kentucky ,   d. 25 Aug 1970, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 79 years)
  Married	Kentucky
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winifred Vera Emert McClain Minnis,   b. 16 Jan 1919, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 6 Mar 2012, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 93 years)
  Married	21 Aug 1947	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Vickie Sue McClain,   b. 29 Apr 1951, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas   2. Larry Morris McClain,   b. 15 Apr 1955, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 21 Nov 2012, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 57 years)
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2018 15:12:56
  Family ID	F50	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- McClain, Thornton 1 Thornton McClain ROSSVILLE - Thornton McClain, 69, Rossville; died Friday, Aug. 21, 1987, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. McClain worked in a grocery store and farmed in the Rossville area. He was born April 27, 1918, at West Liberty, Ky., the son of Roy and Eva Trimble McClain. He lived in Indiana a few years before he moved with his family to Kansas in 1922. He graduated from Rossville High School and attended Emporia State Teachers College. Mr. McClain was a member and former president of the Lions Club and member of Hesperian Lodge No. Ill, AF&AM, both at Rossville, and Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 555 at Topeka. He also served on the Rossville City Council and was active with the Cub Scouts for four years. He was married to Winifred Emert Aug. 21, 1947, in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at Rossville. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Vickie Sue McClain, Kansas City, Mo.; a son, Larry Morris McClain, Rossville; four sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Prevele, Mesa, Ariz., Mrs. Letha Reser, Rossville, Mrs. Mazee Goodrel, Hoyt, and Mrs. Barbara Casto, Ukiah, Calif.; and a brother, Luther McClain, Rossville. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Masonic graveside services will be conducted by Hesperian Lodge No. Ill, AF&AM, in Rossville Cemetery. Mr. McClain will lie in state from 9 a.m. Sunday until service time at the funeral home where the family will meet with friends from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
  		Obituary- McClain, Thornton 2 THORNTON MCCLAIN Thornton McClain, 69, Rossville, died Friday, August 21, 1987, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. McClain worked in a grocery store as a youth. He farmed in the Rossville area until his retirement. He was born April 27, 1918, at West Liberty, Ky., the son of Roy and Eva Trimble McClain. He lived in Indiana a few years before he moved with his family to Kansas in 1922. He graduated from Rossville High School and attended Emporia State Teachers College. Mr. McClain was a member and former president of the Lions Club and member of Hesperian Lodge No. Ill, AF&AM, both of Rossville, and Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 555 at Topeka. He also served on the Rossville City Council and was active with the Cub Scouts for four years. He was married to Winifred Emert August 21, 1947, in St. Stanislaus Church at Rossville. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Vickie Sue McClain, Kansas City, Mo.; a son, Larry Morris McClain, Rossville; four sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Preble, Mesa, Ariz., Mrs. Letha Reser, Rossville, Mrs. Mazee Goodrel, Hoyt, and Mrs. Barbara Casto, Ukiah, Calif.; and a brother Luther McClain, Rossville. Two brothers, Vencille and Ora McClain, preceded him in death. Services were at 2 p.m. Monday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Masonic graveside services were conducted by Hesperian Lodge No. 111 AF&AM, in Rossville Cemetery. Casket bearers were Bill Martinek, Gene Pelfrey, Russell Minnis, Don Hagedorn, Duane Parr, Louis Martin, Clifford Cormack, and George Stadler. The family met with friends from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
  		Obituary- McClain, Thornton 3 McClain Thornton McClain, 69, Rossville, died Friday, Aug. 21, 1987, at a Topeka hospital. Mr. McClain worked in a grocery store and farmed in the Rossville area. He was born April 27, 1918, at West Liberty, Ky., the son of Roy and Eva Trimble McClain. He lived in Indiana a few years before he moved with his family to Kansas in 1922. He graduated from Rossville High School and attended Emporia State Teachers College. Mr. McClain was a member and former president of the Lions Club and member of Hesperian Lodge No. 111, AF&AM, both at Rossville, and Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 555 at Topeka. He also served on the Rossville City Council and was active with the Cub Scouts for four years. He was married to Winifred Emert Aug. 21, 1947, in St. Stanislaus Catholic Church at Rossville. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Vickie Sue McClain, Kansas City, Mo.; a son, Larry Morris McClain, Rossville; four sisters, Mrs. Henrietta Prevele, Mesa, Ariz., Mrs. Lctha Reser, Rossville, Mrs. Mazee Gooderl, Hoyt, and Mrs. Barbara Casto, Ukiah, Calif.; and a brother, Luther McClain, Rossville. Services were to be at 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, 1987, at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Masonic graveside services were to be conducted by Hesperian Lodge No. 111, AF&AM, in Rossville Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.