Henrietta Nancy McClain Preble

1929 - 2016  (87 years)

• Name	Henrietta Nancy McClain Preble
  Nickname	Penny, Nancy
  Born	30 Mar 1929	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	21 Jul 2016	Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona
  Buried	27 Jul 2016	Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona
  Person ID	I144	Rossville
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	Roy (Ray) McClain,   b. 22 Nov 1891, Elk Fork, Morgan County, Kentucky ,   d. 16 Jun 1969, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Eva Trimble McClain,   b. 25 Apr 1891, Elk Fork, Morgan County, Kentucky ,   d. 25 Aug 1970, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 79 years)
  Married	Kentucky
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter C Preble, Jr.,   b. 28 Mar 1926, Scandia, Republic County, Kansas ,   d. 2 Jun 1992, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona  (Age 66 years)
  Married	16 Feb 1948	Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska
  Children	1. Mark V Preble,   b. 28 Sep 1950, Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas   2. James B Preble,   b. 29 Jul 1965   3. Karen Joy Preble Clayton,   b. 16 Jan 1969, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas   4. Chris W Preble   5. Myles Preble
  Documents		Marriage- McClain, Henrietta-Preble, Walter Mr. and Mrs. Roy McClain announce the marriage of their daughter, Henrietta to Mr. Walter C. Preble Jr. of Scandia, Kansas, on Feb. 16.
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2019 01:50:54
  Family ID	F2920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - 27 Jul 2016 - Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituary- Preble, Nancy Nancy H. (McClain) Preble, 87, a retired educator, died at her home in Mesa on July 21, of natural causes. Nancy was born at home in Rossville, Kansas on March 30, 1929, the 7th child of Roy and Eva (Trimble) McClain. Penny, as she was nicknamed, graduated from Rossville High School in 1947. She met the love of her life, Walter C Preble when she was in high school. Their love grew through letters exchanged during his service in the US Army. They were married on February 16, 1948 in Lincoln, Nebraska. They enjoyed 44 years of marriage until Walt preceded her in death in 1992. They lived in Grove, Kansas until buying land and building a home just outside Rossville, Kansas. Penny worked as a bookkeeper at Farm Bureau Insurance and KPL, but most of her life was dedicated to caring for and teaching children. She was a paraprofessional in a special needs preschool at Rossville and Delia Elementary Schools before moving to Arizona in 1984. She worked at Gilbert Junior High School, retiring in 1997 to care for her grandchildren. A lifelong sports fan, Penny loved cheering her kids as they played baseball, football, basketball, softball and volleyball, or raced mini-spring cars. She also became an avid Suns fan upon her arrival in the Valley. She is survived by a sister, Mazie, of Rossville; four sons, Myles (Noree) and Mark (Phet), both of Salt Lake City, UT; Chris (Tammy), of Sun City; and Jim (Lynn) of Mesa, and one daughter, Karen (Dan) Clayton, of Phoenix; 13 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Graveside services will be 10 am, Wednesday, July 27, at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Mesa. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Gilbert Junior High School Library.