September 10, 2018 in Port Orange, Florida. Harriett is the daughter of the late Frances
Rebecca Griffith and the late Clontz M. McMillian. After the death of her father, her mother
remarried to the late Hugh Edgar Taylor. Harriett’s brother Hugh Edgar Taylor, Jr. resides in
McRae, Georgia. Harriett’s husband, William (Bill) Alvin McClung and son John William
McClung, preceded her in death. Daughter, Rebecca Lou McClung resides in Waterbury,
Vermont and daughter, Nancy Louisa McClung Suah and husband Dr. Michael James Suah
reside in Ormond Beach, Florida. Harriett has three grandchildren Dr. Stephen David Suah,
wife, Dr. Kayla Suah, Rebecca Michelle Suah Elam, husband, Matthew Avery Elam, Sean
Christopher Kesler, wife, Laura Kesler, and two great-grandchildren Ameilia Marley-Rose Elam
and Milo William Owen Elam.
As a young girl, Harriett, lived in McRae, Georgia and later Durham, North Carolina. She loved
to travel to visit her grandparents in McRae: Harriett, Gregory and John McMillian and Ruth Stell
and Henry Griffith, Uncle, Charles Griffith and Aunt, Louisa Griffith McRae all of who preceded
her in death.
Harriett received an Associate Degree in Business and Bookkeeping from Women’s College of
North Carolina. She lived in Augusta, Georgia after marrying Bill and then Hogansville, Georgia
where they owned Hogansville Drug Company. They moved their family to Decatur, Georgia
where Bill continued his work as a pharmacist and Harriett a dedicated mother and homemaker.
Harriet was involved in several civic and Methodist Women’s Organization throughout her time in
Decatur. Their final move was to Roanoke, Virginia. Harriett continued volunteering and
working in the home caring for her children. Harriett was a volunteer with several Mental Health
Service programs and through her work earned the appointment to the Virginia Developmental
Disabilities Planning Council by Virginia Governor John N. Dalton. Bill and Harriett were
members of Windsor Hills United Methodist Church, in Roanoke until their deaths. She served
on many committees and ministries at the church and her favorite was the After Care Ministry
which serves developmentally disabled adults in Roanoke. Harriet enjoyed playing games,
bridge, and dominoes with her family and friends. She was a wonderful Mom and loved dearly by
her family.
The funeral for Harriett Ruth McMillian McClung will be held Saturday, September 29 at 12 PM in the Chapel of Eternal Hills Funeral Home, Snellville, GA; visitation will be held 1 hour prior. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery, Conyers, GA. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in Harriett’s honor to After Care Ministry c/o Windsor Hills United Methodist Church, 3591 Windsor Road, Roanoke, Virginia 24018. Please write After Care Ministry on memo line and make check payable to Windsor Hills UMC. Please express condolences by visiting www.eternalhillsfuneralhome.com.
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