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James Clifton McClain was born on 28 August 1918 in St. Clair County, Missouri.² He died on 6 August 1997, at age 78, in Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia.² He was buried in Rock Cave Cemetery, Rock Cave, Upshur, West Virginia.²

James Clifton McClain was an Owner/ President in Dr. Pepper Bottling and Frito-Lay Companies.³ He was educated in Missouri State University.³³ The following Obituary for James Clifton McClain came from The Charleston Gazette Online, 5 Dec 2003:

HUNTINGTON- James Clifton McClain, 78, of Huntington died Aug. 6, 1997, in St. Mary's Hospital.

He was former owner and president of the Dr Pepper Bottling and Frito-Lay companies of Huntington, and was a field representative for the Dr Pepper Co. in Dallas, with districts in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Virginia and North Carolina. He was a graduate of Missouri State University and an Army veteran of World War II. He opened the Dr Pepper Bottling Co. of Huntington in 1946 and served as a member of the advisory board of the National Double Cola Co. in Chattanooga, Tenn. He served on the executive board of the Huntington Chamber of Commerce, was past president of the W.Va. Soft Drink Bottler's Association, was a member of the Huntington Lions Club and served several years on the Campfire board of directors.He was a member of the Million Dollar Sales Club for Ullom Co., and was an elder at First Presbyterian Church, Huntington.

Surviving:daughters, Mary Eathel McClain Frazier of Milledgeville, Tenn., Amy McClain Joyner of Nashville, Tenn.; brothers, Aubry and John, both of Nevada, Mo., and A.W. and Jack, both of Harrisonville, Mo., Charles Hardman of Spencer; four grandchildren.

Service will be 11 am Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, Huntington, with the Rev. Ernest T. Thompson and the Rev. William dePrater officiating. Burial will be in Rock Cave Cemetery, Rock Cave.Friends may call from 6 to 8 pm today at Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary, Huntington. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 1015 Fifth Ave., Huntington, W.Va. 25701; Hospice of Huntington, P.O. Box 464, Huntington, W.Va. 25709; or to the American Cancer Society.

William A. Alton was born on 4 June 1901 in McCellandtown, Pennsylvania.^3,4 He and Dorothy A. Hazen were married on 29 November 1934 in Westchester County, Pennsylvania.³ He died on 13 June 1980, at age 79.⁴

William A. Alton was an Office Clerk.³

Frank B. Miller, Jr., was born on 7 September 1916 in Point Marion, Fayette, Pennsylvania.^2,4 He and Eleanor Gene Hazen were married on 16 August 1943 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia.² He died on 18 November 1982, at age 66.^4,5

Frank B. Miller, Jr., was a Garage Manager.²

Harold Heckerman Harper was born on 12 May 1934 in Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania.^1,2 He died on 18 October 2005, at age 71.²