Maysel M. (Porter) McCloud 93, a long time resident of Ryan, died Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Good Neighbor Home, Manchester.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, February 24 at the Silver Creek United Methodist Church, rural Ryan, IA, with the Rev. Sheri Andersen officiating with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Manchester, IA.
Maysel was born January 6, 1918 in Buck Creek, Iowa the only daughter of Frank and Mary Ann (Ratcliff) Porter. She attended rural school at Buck Creek in Milo Township. She was united in marriage to Erwin E. McCloud on June 1, 1939 at the Methodist Parsonage in Manchester. Together the couple farmed until retirement.
Maysel is survived by her children; Lyle (Eleanor) McCloud of Milpitas, CA, Marvin (Peggy) McCloud of Santa Clara, CA, Ed (Lisa) McCloud of Ryan, IA, Marie Main of Centerville, IA, Rita (Roger) Mullis of Manchester, eight grandchildren; Scott (Brenda) McCloud, Corey (Jen) McCloud, Megan (Scott) Goebel, Jonica (Garret) Paris, Stephanie (Tom) Windust, Amanda (Jake Montegna) Main, Matt (Emily Bergeson) Mullis, Angie (Chris) Anderson, Twenty Four great grandchildren with one on the way and a great-great grandchild on the way along with many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Erwin “Speed” McCloud in 1983, an infant daughter “little” Helen Elaine McCloud in 1940, two brothers Meryle and Roscoe Porter and a Son-In-Law Norman
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