William Alphonso McClung
1874 - 1950 (76 years)-
Name William Alphonso McClung Birth 10 May 1874 Greenbrier Co., WV 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Occupation Jeweler/Carpenter Occupation Between 1917 and 1918 [3] Mechanic Residence Between 1917 and 1918 [3] White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV Death 24 Dec 1950 White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV [1] Cause: carcinoma of the face Burial Hillcrest Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV [4] Person ID I16949 Meadow Bluff Meanderings Last Modified 30 Apr 2025
Father Cyrus Rupert "Rupe Hinton" McClung, b. 1837, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 6 Jul 1898, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 61 years) Mother Rebecca Ann Crane, b. 1842, Greenbrier Co., VA d. 31 May 1886, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 44 years) Marriage 12 Oct 1865 Greenbrier Co., WV [5] - Married by Andrew C. Callison.
Family ID F7223 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Ollie B. Wykle, b. 31 Oct 1891, Fayette Co., WV d. 13 Nov 1910, Rainelle, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 19 years) Marriage 31 Oct 1905 MacDonald, Fayette Co., WV [6] Children 1. Dollie Faye McClung, b. 14 May 1909, Sewell Valley, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 21 Oct 1996, Clintonville, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 87 years)Family ID F7289 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Nov 2009
Family 2 Georgia Lou Neece, b. 3 Nov 1889, Monroe Co., WV d. 27 Jan 1936, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV (Age 46 years) Marriage 12 Jun 1913 Greenbrier Co., WV [7] Children 1. Lafayette Alphonso "Laffey" McClung, b. 11 Apr 1914, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV d. Aug 1969, Manassas, VA (Age 55 years)2. Louona Dell McClung, b. 18 Oct 1919, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 28 Aug 1978, Roanoke, VA (Age 58 years)3. George Willard McClung, b. 17 Dec 1922, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier Co., WV d. 12 Apr 1970, Havre de Grace, Harford Co., MD (Age 47 years)Family ID F7290 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 12 Nov 2009
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Birth - 10 May 1874 - Greenbrier Co., WV 
Marriage - 12 Jun 1913 - Greenbrier Co., WV = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - The Convington Virginian, Covington, VA, Tuesday, 26 Dec 1950, p. 8, col. 4
https://www.newspapers.com/article/covington-virginian-obituary-for-w-a-m/171454204/
W. A. McClung Died At White Sulphur
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va., Dec. 26 - William Alphanso McClung, 76, died at his home in White Sulphur Springs Sunday evening following an extended illness.
Mr. McClung is survived by. two sons, Laffey A. McClung of Arlington, and George W. McClung of White Sulphur Springs, two daughters, Mrs. E. E. Crookshanks of White Sulphur Springs, and Mrs. R. M. Thomas of Clintonville, W. Va., one step-daughter, Mrs. Howard Perry of White Sulphur Springs, one brother, Albaro McClung of Clendenin, W. Va., and two sisters, Mrs. Robert McClung of Dawson, W. Va., and Mrs. Sylvanas Easter of Keiffer, W. Va., and 18 grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Community Tabernacle in White Sulphur Springs, conducted by the Rev. Lambuth E. Nutter. Interment will be made in Hillcrest Cemetery. The body will be removed from the Shanklin Funeral Home to the residence this evening at 6 o'clock.
Active pallbearers will be: Dolphus Alderman, Don Bostic, Stewart Rose, C. J. Wickline, L. K. Fife, and Lloyd Nutter.
- The Convington Virginian, Covington, VA, Tuesday, 26 Dec 1950, p. 8, col. 4
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