Worthy Otis MCCLAIN^{[1, 2]}

1939 - 2021  (81 years)

• Name	Worthy Otis MCCLAIN
  Born	23 Nov 1939	Buckeye Run, Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Buckeye Community, near Salem, Doddridge Co, WV   [5]
  Military	From 1964 to 1970  [3]
  	Co C, 1092nd Combat Engineers, West Virginia National Guard
  	During the early years of the Harrison County [WV] Emergency Squad, Otis volunteered many hours as one of the Squad officers, EMT, first aid instructor and ambulance driver.
  Cremated	Ashes sprinkled on the graves of his parents, siblings and infant daughter at the Freeman-Coleman Cemetery at Crystal Lake near West Union WV.
  Education	Doddridge County H.S, (1958, German Club, FFA, marching band)  [3, 6]
  	In 1954, as a student at Sherwood Grade School in Doddridge County, Otis McClain was a winner of a state history competition, earning the designation of West Virginia Knight of the Golden Horseshoe. http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/goldenhorseshoe.html http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/ghresults.aspx?Year=&LastName=&County=Doddridge&School=&Words=&Op=AND&NumRec=All
  Education	Salem College (1963, B.S. in chemistry & math)  [3]
  Occupation	chemist, systems analyst computer programmer  [3]
  	He was employed by Fourco’s Clearlite Glass Company in Adamston, WV, for 2 years as a chemist then transferred to PPG Industries and worked as a Quality Control Technician for 9 years and continued as a Systems Analyst Computer Programmer for 27 more years, retiring from PPG Industries in 2001.
  Residence	Idaho Falls, Bonneville Co, ID   [4]
  Residence	FORMERLY	Chandler, Maricopa Co, AZ   [4, 7]
  Residence	FORMERLY	Meadville, Crawford Co, PA   [4]
  Died	28 Jan 2021  [3]
  Person ID	I27915	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Branniard Otis "Jeff" MCCLAIN,   b. 14 Sep 1915, Beech Lick, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 13 Sep 2003, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Juanita Alvilda UNDERWOOD,   b. 17 Mar 1920, Sedalia, Doddridge Co, WV ,   d. 10 Nov 2004, Salem, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F10564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Winona Jean "Wendy" SHUMAN,   b. 5 Apr 1945, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 24 Jul 2010  (Age 65 years)
  Married	25 May 1965  [8]
  Divorced	Y  [9]
  Children	1. Carolyn Dian MCCLAIN,   b. 17 Sep 1966, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV ,   d. 17 Sep 1966, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F35018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		27915_WorthyOtisMcClain_DoddridgeCoHS_1958.jpg
  		27915_WorthyOtisMcClain.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S643] Obituary of father. [S960] Obituary of mother. [S14] Obituary. [S2490] U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, (Ancestry.com). [S2639] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). [S2723] Yearbook photo. [S1594] Obituary of brother. [S110] Obituary of husband. [S692] Obituary of wife.