MENTONE – Jacob D. McClone Jr., 85, of 3025 S. CR 600W, Mentone, died at 9:31 a.m. Jan. 4, 2012, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.
He was born July 22, 1926, in Kosciusko County, to Jacob D. and Fern Dove Rhoades McClone. His first marriage was to Mary Belle Secor, who preceded him in death. He then married Beverly J. Badman Clark on Dec. 25, 1970. She died July 2, 2011.
He owned and operated Lake Trails Cafe, Mentone, and also was a truck driver for Maple Leaf Farm. A lifetime resident of Harrison and Seward townships in Kosciusko County, he grew up on a farm and attended Mentone High School before going to the military. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was a charter member of the 40&8 Mentone American Legion; Warsaw Moose Lodge; American Legion, Warsaw; Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rochester; and the Kosciusko County Gun Club. He enjoyed gardening and woodcrafts.
Surviving are four daughters: Diane (and spouse Dave) O’Brien, Mentone; Pati (and spouse John) Vrbenski, Kalamazoo, Mich.; Tina Marshall, Warsaw; and Mary Lou McClone, Denver, Colo.; four sons: Danny Ray McClone and Jimmy (and spouse Cathy) McClone, all of Palestine; Chris (and spouse Tammy) McClone, Pierceton; and Marvin McClone (and companion Vicki Scott), Burket; a stepdaughter, Patti Lea Clark Dillinger, Elkhart; 19 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Dean McClone; two sisters, Velma Gates and Mary Wine; a son, Steve K. McClone; and two grandchildren, Corey Smith and Emma O’Brien.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at King Memorial Home, 101 N. Tucker St., Mentone, with the Rev. Amber Karkosky-Litten officiating. Burial will be in Harrison Center Cemetery, Etna Green, with graveside military rites by member of the American Legion, Warsaw.
Calling is from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Condolences may be sent via www.hartzlerfuneralservices.com
