Mrs. Hall was my friend and neighbor for 18 years. She died at home, at the age of 98 years old.∼Clyde McLean Hall, 98 Moss Buff A retired aircraft parts machine operator, tractor driver, sales clerk, avid traveler and handcrafted, died Nov. 5 1990, at home.

A native of St. Francis County Ark., Mr. Hall came here in 1945 from California. She was a pioneer homesteader, north of Texico, N. M. where she and her first husband, Martin T. McLean, raised seven children. She was the daughter of the late John and Luia McKnight of Lake Faye. She was predeceased by her first husband and her second husband, Rueben C. Hall, three sons two daughters. Mrs. Hall was a member of Ocklawaha United Methodist Church and Ocklawaha United Methodist Woman.

Survivors include a daughter, Lou Milligan, Moss Bluff; a son, H. Dan McLean, Roseburg, Oregon; a sister, Annie McKnight Lee, Lake Bryant Shores; 16 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, those who wish may contributions to Ocklawaha United Methodist Church. Hiers Funeral Home is handling arrangement.


A Service of Remembrance and Celebration
For the Life of
Clyde Eugenia McKnight McLean Hall
May 24, 1892 ---November 4, 1990


Clyde Eugenia McKnight was born in St. Francis County, Arkansas on My 24, 1892, to her parents, John and Luia McKnight of Lake Faye, Arkansas. She grew up in Oklahoma when American Indians still could be seen on the open prairie. She and her brother envied the Indians ability to ride their horse while standing on the horses back. Envy turned into motivation and soon Clyde's blonde hair was seen blowing in the wind as she too rode standing on the back of her horse. The spunk which enabled her to do this stayed with her all the days of her life.

In Oklahoma Clyde met Martin (Mart) Thomas McLean, the man she would later marry. They didn't marry at the time because she was too young. Later, however, in South Carolina, when Clyde turned eighteen, he came for her and they were wed. They moved to Missouri to live in his father's home place while his dad and a couple of sisters went to New Mexico to homestead. Clyde and Mart continued to live in the hole place until Lou was about six weeks old. Then they swapped homes with Mart's dad and sister who had gotten the New Mexico property ready for them.

While they lived just north of Texaco, New Mexico, right next to the state line, their family continued to grow until there were seven children, four boys and three girls. Lou was the second girl born into the family.

When Lou was about eleven years old, it was a very bad year for farming and her father, Mart got a job with the county running a road grader. The family moved to Clovis, New Mexico. Clyde continued to stay home and raise the children as Mart went out to support his family.

As young women are wont to do, Lou met a young handsome man who lived across the state line. After a while, She and Ralph Milligan were married. When the Dust Bowl came in 1937, all the family except a sister moved to a place just outside Eugene, Oregon. The countryside in Oregon represented a great change from the New Mexico territory.

During World was 11, while living in Roscoe, California, Clyde worked for Adel Machine Products, a precision machine parts company. She first worked in the cafeteria and later when a job opened up on the production line, she started working with the machines—after all, the job paid more.

In 1944-45, Clyde's mother become sick and Clyde took off for Florida to help Aunt Annie take care of her. When her mother died, Clyde remained in the area and went to work in Ocala for Margaret Ann's an early day chain supermarket.

It was around 1953 when Clyde's first husband, Martin McLean, died. Much later in 1963, on one of Clyde's many trips out to the west coast to visit family and friends, she married an old friend, Rueben C. Hall, in California. Mr. Hall died suddenly in 1967. After that she and Lou lived together with Lou taking care of mom but mom insisted she was taking care of Lou.

Clyde liked to travel and oftentimes did so on the spur of the moment. She enjoyed visiting her children. Each time she went she would take along her goose down pillow. When her visit was over, she'd sneak her stuff out to her car and then say a quick good bye and she'd be gone. Her kids could always tell when she was getting ready to leave—her goose down pillow would be gone from her room.

During her life she learned to do a lot of things such as driving a tractor, working on an assembly line, working with crafts, and working as a sales clerk. What ever work was to be done, she was willing to do it. It was said that when it came to driving, she'd drive anything that had four wheels on it! She drove her own car until she was 89 years old.

As a mother, Clyde tended to put her children first. She chose what was best for each of them as best as she could. She believed that the family ought to do things together and of course, they did. Her children learned to respect her early. When she said, "frog', the kids jumped —even later when were adults! She raised her children according to biblical standards and made sure they were in church each Sunday.

Clyde, Li'l Grandma to her grand kids, was delighted to worship in Ocklawaha United Methodist church where her parents were charter members. After all, this church is the one her folks helped build. She was an active participant for many years in the Ocklawaha United Methodist Women.

Li,' Grandma is not gone from us in body and her spirit now lives with her Master. Her memory, however, will be with us until we are with her.

Some of you folk here today have many vivid memories of Clyde. Let us take time to share some of these beautiful memories about a spunky little lady. In admiration, Dr. Kenneth V. Vickery


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