Varney D. McClelland, 88, of Ocilla, died Sunday, June 1, 2008 at Palemon Gaskins Nursing Home in Ocilla.
Graveside services will be held 11 A.M. Tuesday, June 3 in Old Valley Grove Cemetery, Irwin County with Rev. William Pope officiating. Visitation will be held 7-9 Monday evening at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mr. McClelland was born May 20, 1920 in Irwin County to the late Lorenzo Dow and Lillian Harper McClelland. He was a farmer and lived in the Irwin community all of his life. Mr. McClelland was retired owner/operator of Varney’s Farm Supply. He attended the Ocilla Baptist Church and loved to hunt and fish.
He is survived by his wife, Esther Hawes McClelland of Ocilla; sons and daughters-in-law, Carey D. & Cherie McClelland of Ocilla and Darien H. & Sue McClelland of Heavner, OK; 6 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and a brother, Ranze McClelland of Ocilla. Along with his parents, a daughter, Esther Lurrice Arnold and a sister, Onecia Starr, preceded him in death.