BARBARA JEAN (KIRBY) MCCLELLAND

Barbara Jean (Kirby) McClelland, 92, of Ash Grove passed away on March 27, 2025. She was born in Cookeville, Tenn. on June 10, 1932; the daughter of Charles and Margaret (Peeples) Kirby.
She graduated from Dadeville High School in 1949.
She married James McClelland on Dec. 6, 1956, and they shared over 63 years together before he passed away in 2020.
She was a lifelong area resident and worked as a bookkeeper for over 20 years at the Ash Grove Farm Supply, founded by her father. She was later active in the Ash Grove Nursing Home Auxiliary as a volunteer beautician. She was a member of Ash Grove United Methodist Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by her son, Steven (Rebecca) McClelland; two grandchildren; her sisters, Norma Costly and Charlene (Jim) Jaeger; and sisters-in-law, Beverly Kirby and Evelyn Kirby.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James; one infant child; her parents; one sister, Doris King and brothers, Kenneth and Bob Kirby.
Graveside services were held on Monday, March 31, at Ash Grove Cemetery in Ash Grove.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the care and direction of Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home in Ash Grove.