Nadine Searcy McClelland

Nadine Searcy McClelland, 84, passed peacefully into the arms of our Lord and Savior on Friday, September 16, 2022, at home surrounded by family.

She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur, TX, Hurricane Harvey prompted her move to Waxahachie, TX, in 2017 to live near her children’s families.

She was born on December 13, 1937, to James and Gussie (Stuckey) Searcy, and received all her education in Port Arthur Schools, graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1956.

Nadine was very involved throughout her children’s school years in PTA and their extracurricular activities. She was bookkeeper for the family business, Ronnie's Auto & Paint Supply Co. on Gulfway Drive, until she and Ronnie retired in 1991. One of her greatest joys was working on her (and Ronnie’s) class reunions.
Nadine was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of Port Arthur where she was Church Clerk and produced the church newsletter. She served on the Finance Committee and several other committees throughout the years, as well as being a church Teller, and enjoyed volunteering during Vacation Bible School.
Nadine was preceded in death by her parents and by her husband of 59 years, Ronnie Ray McClelland.

She is survived by her daughter Connie Ann (McClelland) Schneider and husband John, of Waxahachie, TX, son Michael Ray McClelland, Sr. and wife Amy, twin grandchildren Michela Laura McClelland and Michael Ray McClelland Jr., of Waxahachie, TX, and brother-in-law Capt. Jerry McClelland, USN Retired, of San Diego, CA.
Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, September 26, 2022 at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves followed by the memorial service at 2:00 p.m. with Dr. Larry Haynes officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches.
Heartfelt thanks to Bristol Hospice, especially Nurse Joann Lindberg, Aide Octavia Martinez and Chaplain Jerry Bloomfield, for their love and care of Mom over the past three weeks, as well as the doctors, nurses and staff of Baylor Scott & White Waxahachie for their exceptional care over the past three years.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to First Baptist Church, Port Arthur, Texas or to the charity of your choice.