Marvin "Mac" Mcclain

Funeral Services for Marvin "Mac" McClain will be conducted from the Evangelical Free Church in Loomis, Nebraska on Monday, August 22, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Tom Thompson officiating. Interment will be in the Highland Cemetery at Bertrand, Nebraska.

Marvin "Mac" McClain, 57 years of age, of Loomis, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at his home in Loomis. Marvin and his twin, Martin, were born on February 11, 1954 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Joe and Loraine (Ferris) McClain. Mac attended school at Little Rock and then received his G.E.D. from Colby, Kansas.

In May 1971 he was inducted into the U.S. Army and served his country during the Vietnam War and later during Desert Storm and Desert Shield (the Persian Gulf War). He was a recruiter for the Kansas Army National Guard and a Mechanic in the Nebraska Army Reserves.

On February 14, 1987 he was united in marriage to Judith Monica Hemelstrand in Edison, Nebraska and to this union four children were born: Joseph Derk William, Jonathan Wayne, Monica Joelynn and Jessica Lorine. Two other children, Charles Wheeler and Amber Mendez were born from previous marriages.

Marvin loved people and drove truck across country coast-to-coast for 30 years. Because of health reasons, Mac and Judy retired in Loomis. He loved to mow and attend yards and with the hobby began his own mowing and lawn service with his boys. Later the salvage business was added and McClain's Mowing and Salvage was started.

Mac attended the Loomis Evangelical Free Church in Loomis. Following his sickness, Mac would often sit on the front porch and smile and wave to all his friends and tell Judy, "Ya know, maybe I was born in Arkansas, but Loomis is my home with all my friends."

He was preceded in death by his mother, Lorine McClain Peifer; his father, Joe McClain; step-father Bill Peifer; infant daughter, Monica Joelynn McClain; two brothers: Virgel Hester, Billy Crenshaw; sister, Geneva Parker; and an infant sister.

He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Judy of Loomis; five children: Joseph and his wife, Stephanie McClain of Holdrege, Jessica McClain of Loomis, Jonathan and his wife, Brittany McClain of Lexington, Nebraska, Charlie Wheeler of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Amber Mendez and her husband, Chris of Deltona, Florida; two grandchildren: Hunter McClain of Holdrege and Emily Johnson of Deltona; three brothers: Wayne Crenshaw and his wife, Louise of Wichita Falls, Texas, Odell Hester and his wife, Anna of Little Rock, Arkansas, twin brother Martin McClain and his wife, Susan of Millington, Tennessee; two sisters: Dixie McClain of Arkansas and Pam Johnson and her husband, John of Arkansas; many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 21, 2011 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. with the family greeting from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege.

A memorial has been established in his memory and will be designated at a later date.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.