Verna L. Mcclain

Open visitation at the Hertz Funeral Home in Carson on Tuesday from 9 A.M. to 7 P.M.

Verna Lea McClain, the oldest of eleven children of Ralph Edward Chambers and Erna (Kolby) Chambers, was born on April 28, 1932 at Lebanon, Missouri. When Verna was an infant, her family moved to Hancock, Iowa and later to Henderson, Iowa where she graduated from Henderson High School in 1949.
Verna and Wendell "Guaine" McClain of the Wales-Lincoln area east of Henderson were married on January 9, 1950 at the Assembly of God Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa. They made their first home near Henderson and the following year moved into town. They later moved to the Wheeler Grove neighborhood east of Carson and then in 1962, to a farm east of Elliott, Iowa, where they made their home for the next 24 years. Their marriage was blessed with four boys, Rick Wendell, Gary Dean, Dannie Paul, and David Lee. Verna loved her role as mother and homemaker and loved attending her sons' sporting events. She was a gifted poem writer and interior decorator, enjoyed sewing, gardening, and was a fabulous cook.
While living in Elliott, Verna represented Avon and worked at Kmart in Red Oak. In the spring of 1986, Verna and Guaine moved to Denton, Texas. One year later they moved to Rogers, Arkansas where she worked at Food-for-Less and was a seamstress for two bridal shops. In 2000, they returned to the Midwest and to their present home in Red Oak, Iowa where she again worked at Kmart. While living in the different areas, Verna attended churches and women's groups close to her home.
Verna and Guaine had been married 56 years when she died on September 10, 2006 at the Good Samaritan Center in Red Oak. She had attained the age of 74 years, 4 months, and 12 days. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Mary Adams and her husband Garvin Adams, brothers Larry Chambers and Kevin Chambers, and brother-in-law Lawrence Adair.
Verna is survived by her husband W. Guaine McClain of Red Oak, IA; sons Rick McClain and wife Peggy of Villisca, IA, Gary McClain and wife Lola of Pineville, MO, Dannie McClain and wife Shelly of Elliott, IA and David McClain and companion Jackie Johnson of Red Oak; sisters Vinetta Shinkle and husband Tom of Rogers, AR and Verla Adair of Malvern, IA; brothers Charles Chambers of AR, Kenneth Chambers and wife Judy, Norman Chambers and wife Mary, Steve Chambers, John Chambers and wife Carol, all of Rogers, AR; eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.