Eliena McClung Obituary
Eliena “Eli” Ruth McClung was born January 3,1949 in Okeene, Oklahoma to Donald and Hazel (Armstrong ) McClung and passed away March 11, 2025 in Tulsa Oklahoma. Eliena graduated from Hennessey in 1967 and attended Southwestern University where she received an Associate Degree in Accounting . She lived in Okeene where she helped in the local food pantry prior to moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
She is survived by sons, Patrick Campbell and Robert “BJ” McClung; daughter, Robbi McClung; six grandchildren, Micheal McClung, Dylan and Levi Taylor, Ernie Perez, Scarlett and Stephanie Campbell; two great-grandchildren, Alena and Ava Taylor; sisters, Maria Nease and Gerri Heidebrecht; niece, Heidi Walker; nephews, Jeffrey, Eric, and Cody Nease, and many loving cousins.
Those preceding her in death include her son, Randy Lee Holmes; parents, Donald and Hazel McClung; nephew, Andy Knopp, and brothers-in-law, Jamie Nease and Norman Heidebrecht.
Graveside services will be held Saturday March 22 at 11:00 a.m. at Collins Cemetery. Arrangements are by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Okeene. www.lanmanfuneralhome.com Facebook: Lanman Funeral Home Inc.
Eliena loved reading so in place of flowers donations may be made to Friends of the Library Okeene “FLOK”.
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209 N Main St, Okeene, OK 73763
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