 Abt 1919 - 1984 (~ 65 years)
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| Name |
Robert Edward Jr. McClellan |
| Birth |
Abt 1919 |
Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
23 Sep 1984 |
Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Notes |
- South End Man Dies Of Injuries
A 65 year old Cumberland man who suffered injuries in a possible floating incident last Wednesday died Sunday morning in Memorial Hospital. An autopsy was being per formed Monday in (fie Medical Examiner’s Office in Baltimore to determine the cause of death of Robert FL McClellan, of 506 Virginia Avenue “The incident is definitely of a suspicious nature," said Lt D avid Huff, City Police Department Lt Hutt said the matter continues to be investigated although the case was initially closed and later re opened Police were called to Mr. McClellan’s residence at 2:20 p m Wednesday, Sept 19. when the City Fire Department Ambulance was alerted to respond to a medical emergency. The man was reportedly unconscious at that tune and was taken to Memorial Hospital where he was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit Police initially believed he had fallen down the outside steps of his second floor apartment Fallowing examination by at least two doctors, a request was filed by Memorial Hospital for the matter to he investigated further The injured man had remained in “critical” condition in the Intensive Care Unit from the time he was admitted until his death Sunday morning. Born in Westernport, he was a son of Ethel Marie (McKenzie) McClellan, city, and the late Robert Edward McClellan Sr. He was a former employee of the Montgomery County Liquor Control Board He was a member of the Western Mary land Central Labor Council, an Army veteran of World War II, 28th Division, 116th Infantry, the Senior Citizens. Besides his mother, he is survived by his widow, Thelma Leota (Perdew) McClellan, 113 Weber Street, city; one daughter, Mrs. Bonnie Troxell, Cumberland; two sons, Robert Edward McClellan HI, Cumberland, Charles Leroy Mc Clellan, city; two brothers, James McClellan, Silver Spring, and Ferman McClellan, Vancouver. Wash. ; nine sisters, Mrs. Velma Bowman and Mrs. Jo Ann Eror, both of Cresaptown; Mrs. Marie Davis, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Mrs. Elwanda Biggs, Louisville, Ky.; Mrs. Betty Huff, LaVale; Mrs. Melba Herath, Mrs. Mac Boggs, and Mrs. Dorothy Williams, all of city; Mrs. Rosalie Fie Be, Gaithersburg, Md., and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Silcox-Merritt Funeral Residence Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Thursday at ll a m. in the funeral home by the Rev. John I, Ford, pastor of Melvin United Methodist Church. Interment will be in Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery. Cumberland Evening Times, Monday, September 24, 1984
Dear Sir: To all friends and relatives of Robert E. McClellan Jr., who passed away Sept. 19, 1984, we want to thank them for supporting the family in our hours of sorrow. Robert served in World War II, suffering many injuries in the Battle of the Bulge, was awarded the Purple Heart. He helped to keep America free. He had his problems as a veteran. He was a quiet person, bothered no one. He never saw a stranger. Children loved him. He left 27 nieces and nephews, 18 grandnieces and grandnephews, one daughter, two sons and four grandchildren. Our brother, Robert, never deserved the cruel, brutal beating he received from someone on Virginia Avenue Sept. 19, 1984. Robert was to testify as a witness on Sept. 24, 1984, which was postponed until October 18, 1984. Of course, he was dead before he could testify. Is there anyone in Cumberland curious as to what Robert would have testified? I sincerely hope the Virginia Avenue area gets their crimes solved before the federally-funded community program for restoration gives any federal money to that area. They certainly need a federally-funded program for investigation of crime and how it is handled. Sister of Robert E. McClellan Jr. One of the nine sisters. Elwanda McClellan Biggs, 8026 N. Watterson Trail, Louisville, Ky., 40291. Cumberland Evening Times, Friday, November 16, 1984
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| Person ID |
I13909 |
McKenzie Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Father |
Robert Edward Sr. McClellan, b. 27 Mar 1890, Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia d. 29 Aug 1974, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 84 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Ethel Marie McKenzie, b. 12 Sep 1896, Lonaconing, Allegany County, Maryland d. 18 Sep 1985, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 89 years) |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Family ID |
F05992 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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