ALTA SUE MCCLENDON

By From JT Staff Reports

Alta Sue McClendon, 86, of Rockingham, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023, at her son’s home.

Mrs. McClendon was born July 8, 1937, in Plain City, Ohio to the late Omar and Belle Burns Scheiderer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Gillia...

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