Denny Barrett Eagle Mcclary

Denny Barrett Eagle McClary, 81, of Elgin, died Jan. 23 at a hospital in Boise.

A celebration of life will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the senior center, 1504 N. Albany,La Grande. Masonic services, military honors and a meal will follow.

Denny was born April 19, 1928, to William and Edna (Barrett) McClary in Hoquiam, Wash. He was raised and educated in the Hoquiam/Aberdeen area of Washington. He joined the Navy in 1948 and was stationed in Stockton, Calif., where he met and married Phyllis Vivian Lester in 1950. He received his honorable discharge in 1952. He then relocated to Oregon.

He went to work for Oregon Fish and Wildlife as a hatchery specialist. He moved from hatchery to hatchery and retired from Looking Glass in 1988. He was also a member of the Oregon National Guard from 1960 until his retirement in 1988. He enjoyed square dancing, hunting, fishing, camping and was active in the Masons, Shriners, Knights Templar, Scottish Rites, American Legion, Union County Senior Center, Elgin Food Bank and Elgin Senior Meals.

He is survived by his three daughters, Debbie Cummins of McMinnville, Corky Reiman of Chehalis, Wash., and Susan McClary of Elgin; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren with one more on the way. Denny was preceded in death by his wife and his parents.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Shiners Hospital for Children, 3101 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland 97239-3095, or the Blue Mountain Humane Association, 3212 Highway 30, La Grande 97850.

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