Alta Sue McClendon, 86, of Rockingham, Virginia, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023, at her son’s home.
Mrs. McClendon was born July 8, 1937, in Plain City, Ohio to the late Omar and Belle Burns Scheiderer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William Gillias McClendon; a son, Mark G. Sechler and a sister, Sally Jean Parilla.
Alta came to the Valley in 1987, from Florida, and was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church and the Red Hat Society. She had worked as a Home Economics teacher and a Real Estate agent in Florida, prior to moving to Harrisonburg.
She is survived by a son, Michael Sechler and wife, Rosa, as well as a grandson, Hunter G. Sechler.
Services will be held at a later date.
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