1923
James
2008
James "Jim" McClung
July 16, 1923 — June 29, 2008
James “Jim” McClung
Mulhearn Funeral Home
West Monroe, LA
James W. “Jim” McClung died Sunday, June 29, 2008 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Born on July 16, 1923, he was 84. Mr. McClung was comforted by his wife and family members when he died. He was also a Christian. He is survived by his wife, Lore and stepchildren Lester Cannon, Tina Reeves and Forrest Cannon and wife Deedra. Jim is also survived by his own children, Donna Whitaker and husband Ralph, Karen Heath and husband Neal, Peggy Malcomb and husband Danny, Sandy McClung, Michael McClung and wife Lisette and Janet McClung. There are also 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Jim also has a sister, Lee Myers, who lives in Perryville, Arkansas. His other sisters, now deceased, are Hilma Cunningham, Marion Ross, and Billy Olmstead and his first wife, Sue Johnston.
Born and raised in the Arkansas farm community of Hazen, Jim had to quit school after the ninth grade and get a job to help support the family after his own father died when he was only twelve. Later, he joined the CCC program started by President F. D. Roosevelt and helped build parks and roadways in Idaho. After that, he started working of a farm near Otwell, Arkansas where he met Sue Lawman and eventually married.
During WWII, he was in the US Navy and served as a gunner on a battleship in the southeast Pacific. After the war, Jim and Sue settled in West Monroe, Louisiana and started a family. He worked at Craftco Plant 60 as a maintenance mechanic. He joined the West Monroe Masonic Lodge #419 in 1957.
Over the following years, Jim and his family moved to Houston and then Ft. Worth, Texas, still working in the paper industry. Eventually, he went to Sand Springs, Oklahoma where he married Lore Cannon.
Jim enjoyed playing chess and even won a few tournaments. He also loved the outdoors and liked to fish and hunt. He was always a source of fun and excitement for those around him and will be missed by many people.
Services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday July 3, 2008 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA with Rev. Billy Taylor officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Garden Cemetery in Calhoun. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM.
Pallbearers will be Ben Finklea, Micah McClung, Christopher Marc Bowie, Travis Cannon, Jason Wood, and Garrett McClung.
Online Condolence/Registry: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com
Mulhearn Funeral Home
West Monroe, LA
James W. “Jim” McClung died Sunday, June 29, 2008 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Born on July 16, 1923, he was 84. Mr. McClung was comforted by his wife and family members when he died. He was also a Christian. He is survived by his wife, Lore and stepchildren Lester Cannon, Tina Reeves and Forrest Cannon and wife Deedra. Jim is also survived by his own children, Donna Whitaker and husband Ralph, Karen Heath and husband Neal, Peggy Malcomb and husband Danny, Sandy McClung, Michael McClung and wife Lisette and Janet McClung. There are also 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Jim also has a sister, Lee Myers, who lives in Perryville, Arkansas. His other sisters, now deceased, are Hilma Cunningham, Marion Ross, and Billy Olmstead and his first wife, Sue Johnston.
Born and raised in the Arkansas farm community of Hazen, Jim had to quit school after the ninth grade and get a job to help support the family after his own father died when he was only twelve. Later, he joined the CCC program started by President F. D. Roosevelt and helped build parks and roadways in Idaho. After that, he started working of a farm near Otwell, Arkansas where he met Sue Lawman and eventually married.
During WWII, he was in the US Navy and served as a gunner on a battleship in the southeast Pacific. After the war, Jim and Sue settled in West Monroe, Louisiana and started a family. He worked at Craftco Plant 60 as a maintenance mechanic. He joined the West Monroe Masonic Lodge #419 in 1957.
Over the following years, Jim and his family moved to Houston and then Ft. Worth, Texas, still working in the paper industry. Eventually, he went to Sand Springs, Oklahoma where he married Lore Cannon.
Jim enjoyed playing chess and even won a few tournaments. He also loved the outdoors and liked to fish and hunt. He was always a source of fun and excitement for those around him and will be missed by many people.
Services will be held at 11:00 AM Thursday July 3, 2008 in the chapel of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe, LA with Rev. Billy Taylor officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Garden Cemetery in Calhoun. Visitation will be Wednesday evening from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM.
Pallbearers will be Ben Finklea, Micah McClung, Christopher Marc Bowie, Travis Cannon, Jason Wood, and Garrett McClung.
Online Condolence/Registry: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.com
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