Mary McClanahan

Four Oaks: Mrs. Mary Charlene McClanahan 78, of 127 Spring Branch Drive died Wednesday at her home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, 12:30 PM at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Newton Grove. Father Mark B. Wise will officiate. Mrs. McClanahan was born on March 3, 1938 in Washington, DC to the late Allan L. and Irma F. Newman Riggles. She was preceded in death by her son, Carl L. McClanahan, Jr., sister, Margaret Riggles and a brother, Allan L Riggles, Jr. Mrs. McClanahan was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Newton Grove. Surviving are her husband of fifty-four years, Carl L. McClanahan, Sr.; daughters, Carla M. and husband Dr. Larry Evans of Rhode Island; Dina M. Swales of Benson and Mary Beth McClanahan of Four Oaks. grandchildren, Christopher Evans, Conor Evans, Eireann Evans and Dalton T. McClanahan. The family will receive friends Friday 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and 6:00PM to 8:00PM at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Four Oaks and other times at the home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorials be sent to the Alzheimer’s Association of North Carolina, 3739 National Drive, Suite 110, Raleigh, NC 27612 or to Transitions Life Care, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607.