Robert Gary McClain

September 20, 1936 - July 31, 2019

Robert Gary McClain, 82 of Scott Depot, passed away on July 31, 2019 at CAMC Memorial Hospital, Charleston WV. He was born September 20, 1936 in Scary to the late Robert Bentley and Lillian Marie Joyce McClain. Gary graduated from Hurricane High School, Class of 1955. He proudly served his country in the United States Army. He retired from Monsanto in Nitro, WV, after more than 30 years of service. Gary was an ardent reader, an avid outdoorsman, gun enthusiast and he was a long time member of the NRA. Gary was a member of the Teays Valley Church of God. Gary is survived by his wife of fifty seven years, Dilemma ‘Dolly’ Alford McClain; a son, Robert McClain, and wife Lynn Braskey McClain, Daniels, WV; three grandchildren: Elizabeth McClain (Manny Santana), Kalamazoo, MI, Caleb McClain, St. Joseph, MI and Richard Tyler Underwood, Washington DC; sister, Norma Hurt (Ronnie), St. Leonard, MD and one brother, E.W. ‘Dub’ McClain (Shirley) Scott Depot WV; several nieces and nephews; and his furbaby ‘Sassy.’ The family will receive friends at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane, Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 1:00 p.m.. Funeral services will be held at Chapman Funeral Home, Hurricane, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Larry Hammett presiding, along with Dr. Melissa Pratt. A Private Family Burial will take place at Cunningham Memorial Park, Saint Albans, WV. Anyone wishing to leave an online memory may do so at Gary’s tribute page at www.chapmanfuneralhomes.com Chapman Funeral Home is honored to assist the McClain family.