Mrs. Patricia Lou McClanahan

Mrs. Patricia Lou McClanahan obituary

Mrs. Patricia Lou McClanahan

Patricia McClanahan Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Beasley-Wood/Geyer-Quillin Funeral Home - Mena on Sep. 18, 2025.

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Patricia Lou McClanahan passed away September 18, 2025 at her home in Mena, Arkansas. She was born June 15, 1944 to Clair William Harps, Jr. and Aileen Rae Dillinger Harps in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She loved to dance and go bowling. Patricia loved spending time cooking and riding horses. She was a "jack of all trades" including truck driving, photographer and a slot machine mechanic.

She is survived by her husband Terry McClanahan; sons, Ross Roviso, Tommy Roviso; daughter, Tenaya Novae; grandchildren, Brittany Roach, Xander Atnip, Diovanni Negron, Nick Roviso; great-grandchildren, Eden Lynn Nicole Roach, Braylyn Atnip, Gabriel Atnip; a host of other family and friends too numerous to mention.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Clair and Aileen Harps, sister; Connie Harps.

Cremation arrangements are entrusted to Beasley-Wood Funeral Home.

Online obituary at www.beasleywoodfuneralhome.com

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