Melba Lorraine McClain, age 80, of Hohenwald, died Sunday, December 21, 2003, at NHC Health Care in Smithville. Graveside services will be conducted Tuesday, December 23, 2003 at 2:00 PM in the Downey Cemetery. Marcus Webb will officiate. Survivors include a son Ronald McClain of Horn Lake MS; a daughter Linda Gale Madorin of Auburntown, two sisters, Eva Hensley and Jewell Mosely both of Hohenwald. Also four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Mrs. McClain, born November 2, 1923, was the daughter of the late Willie Claud and Bessie B. French Anderson. She is preceded in death by her husband, Eunice Roscoe McClain and a daughter, Shirley Cunningham.

Information received from Richard Tate, Funeral Director for the McDonald Funeral Home, Hohenwald, TN.