EATON, IN
Kathleen Cates McClain, 90,
passed away, on February 29, 2016 at Morrison Woods in Muncie.
Kathleen was born on April 25,
1925 in Delaware County to Ernest and Ruth (Stephenson) Justice. She graduated from Harrison Township School
in 1943 and married Hobart Cates on March 8, 1946. Together they would raise their four
children on the family farm. Hobart
passed away on February 6, 1974.
On April 15, 1978, Kathleen
married George McClain.
Kathleen was a member of Dunkirk
Mount Tabor Methodist Church, where she served in several capacities. She loved gardening, sewing and baking.
Kathleen is survived by her
children: Elaine Arnold (John Nuckols), Hartford City, Helen Schache, Tampa, FL,
Louise Schnepf (husband, Dave), Albany, Keith Cates of Muncie, Marty McClain
(wife, Teresa), Muncie, Doug McClain (wife, Tina), Geneva, IL, Scott McClain
(wife, Amy), Albany, Mark Tobias (wife, Janice) of Zanesville, a sister, Ona
Frances Hussey of Ann Arbor, MI, twelve grandchildren: Johnna Schache (Roger Davenport) Stacey Rupp (husband, Jim),
Trista Kikendall (husband, Ryan), Dawn Arnold, Cami Reynolds (husband, Corey),
LeShea Cates-Cullison (Kathy), Tyler VanMeter, Chase McClain, Noah Tobias, Anne
Mei McClain, Evan McClain, and Eleanor McClain, her great-grandchildren:
Brayton Myrick, Ashlyn Reynolds, Olivia Smith, Owen Rupp, Keeleigh Kikendall,
Quentin Smith, Kade Kikendall, Zac Reynolds, Mallory Rupp, and Karter
Kikendall, extended family member, Coy Phillips, of Eaton, as well as several
nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents
and her first husband Hobart, Kathleen was preceded in death by her second
husband, George McClain in 1989 and a brother, Ivan Justice.
Funeral services will be held
at 3:00 pm on March 5, 2016 at Pitman-Richman Funeral Home, 200 S. Hartford
St., Eaton with Pastor Randy Davis officiating. Private burial will be made at
Union Cemetery, Eaton.
Visitation for family and
friends will be on Saturday from 2:00 until 3:00 pm.
Memorials may be made in her
name to the Dunkirk Mount Tabor Methodist Church, 216 W. Pleasant St., Dunkirk,
IN 47336 or the donor’s charity of choice.
The family would like to
thank the staff of Morrison Woods and Hospice Advantage for the kind and compassionate
care of their mother.
Online condolences may be left for the family at www.watersfuneralhomes.com.
