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Henrietta Nancy McClain Preble

Female 1929 - 2016  (87 years)


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  • Name Henrietta Nancy McClain Preble 
    Nickname Penny, Nancy 
    Born 30 Mar 1929  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 21 Jul 2016  Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 27 Jul 2016  Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I144  Rossville
    Last Modified 11 Apr 2018 

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

    Family Walter C Preble, Jr.,   b. 28 Mar 1926, Scandia, Republic County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1992, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1948  Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mark V Preble,   b. 28 Sep 1950, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James B Preble,   b. 29 Jul 1965
     3. Karen Joy Preble Clayton,   b. 16 Jan 1969, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Chris W Preble
     5. Myles Preble
    Documents
    Marriage- McClain, Henrietta-Preble, Walter
    Marriage- McClain, Henrietta-Preble, Walter
    Mr. and Mrs. Roy McClain announce the marriage of their daughter, Henrietta to Mr. Walter C. Preble Jr. of Scandia, Kansas, on Feb. 16.
    Last Modified 14 Dec 2019 01:50:54 
    Family ID F2920  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 27 Jul 2016 - Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Preble, Nancy
    Obituary- Preble, Nancy
    Nancy H. (McClain) Preble, 87, a retired educator, died at her home in Mesa on July 21, of natural causes.

    Nancy was born at home in Rossville, Kansas on March 30, 1929, the 7th child of Roy and Eva (Trimble) McClain.

    Penny, as she was nicknamed, graduated from Rossville High School in 1947. She met the love of her life, Walter C Preble when she was in high school. Their love grew through letters exchanged during his service in the US Army. They were married on February 16, 1948 in Lincoln, Nebraska. They enjoyed 44 years of marriage until Walt preceded her in death in 1992. They lived in Grove, Kansas until buying land and building a home just outside Rossville, Kansas. Penny worked as a bookkeeper at Farm Bureau Insurance and KPL, but most of her life was dedicated to caring for and teaching children. She was a paraprofessional in a special needs preschool at Rossville and Delia Elementary Schools before moving to Arizona in 1984. She worked at Gilbert Junior High School, retiring in 1997 to care for her grandchildren. A lifelong sports fan, Penny loved cheering her kids as they played baseball, football, basketball, softball and volleyball, or raced mini-spring cars. She also became an avid Suns fan upon her arrival in the Valley.

    She is survived by a sister, Mazie, of Rossville; four sons, Myles (Noree) and Mark (Phet), both of Salt Lake City, UT; Chris (Tammy), of Sun City; and Jim (Lynn) of Mesa, and one daughter, Karen (Dan) Clayton, of Phoenix; 13 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be 10 am, Wednesday, July 27, at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Mesa. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Gilbert Junior High School Library.