Clara Belle McClelland Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Clara Belle McClelland (Gate City, Virginia), whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Clara left this world on November 7, 2025 at the age of 93, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Clara Belle McClelland to show support.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Earl Herman and Edna Mae Houser (Pritchard); her sons, Dennis Martin McClelland (Rebecca) and Herbert Jennings McClelland, Jr. (Janet); her siblings, Betty, Richard Houser and Ralph Houser (Beverly); her granddaughter Brittainy McClelland; her siblings-in-law, Helen Stallard (Jim) and Kenneth Sloat; her grandchildren, Dennis Martin McClelland (Lindsay), Matthew McClelland (Alyssa), Sarah Pruitt (Christian) and Terra Heath; her great grandchildren, Bennett McClelland, Lucas Ingram, Jack McClelland, Mary Grace Pruitt, Samantha Ingram and Nora McClelland; her sister-in-law Evelyn Sloat; and her siblings' children, Helen Sloat, Ann Stallard, Mary Jean Shannon (Bruce), Edna, Ruby Houser, Richard Stallard (Joan) and Morgan Houser.
She partnered with other parents to start the Wise Teen Club and was the author of a letter sent to the actor George C. Scott asking him to donate his childhood home to the Town of Wise for a teen club center, which he did.
