Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Dr. Wyatt Russell McClain 1925 ****************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ****************************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sam Luckey Oct 2002 Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Obituary of Dr. Wyatt Russell McClain as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 7 Aug 1925. Camilla, Georgia. The entire community mourns the loss of a beloved citizen in the death of Dr. Wyatt Russell McClain at his home in Pelham Sunday, 2 Aug 1925, morning after a long illness. Dr. McClain had been very feeble for several years before his death, spending the last two or three years in an invalid's chair. Funeral services were held Monday, 3 Aug 1925, afternoon from the home and conducted by Rev E. M. Overby, a former pastor and near friend of the deceased. Interment was in the Pelham cemetery. Dr. McClain had lived to the remarkable age of eighty nine years and his long life was remarkable in more ways than one, worthy citizen, strong Christian character, brave soldier and faithful physician, he was privileged to do a larger share of service to humanity than the ordinary person. He was born near Opeklika, Ala., where he studied medicine and graduated while still quite young at Graefenberg Medical College near Montgomery. He moved to Early County, Georgia, where he began the practice of medicine and was married in 1861 to Miss Mittie Webb. He practiced medicine for forty years in Early county, after which he retired from practice and moved to Camilla in 1900. He lived here for about two years, after which he moved to Pelham, where he spent the rest of his life. The deceased served in the Army of the Confederacy during the entire four years, was promoted from time to time and at the close of the war was Captain of Company C, Fifty second Georgia Regiment. He served throughout the war under General Longstreet with the Virginia Army and was wounded in battle. He always took great interest in affairs of the Confederate veterans. He was also prominent in the Masonic order, was a Master Mason and attended many of the grand lodge meetings. He was prominent in church affairs and for seventy years had served as steward in the Methodist church, of which he was a lifelong member. Dr. McClain is survived by two brothers, LaFayette McClain and William McClain of Texas; one sister, Mrs. Tom Stanton of near Colquitt; and six children, Mrs. Josie Palmer, Mrs. J. A. Lewis, Dr. J. W. McClain, Mrs. Clara Bowen and Mrs. Grover Thigpen, all of Pelham, and Mrs. G. W. Thomas of Columbus.