Chrystobel 'Chris' Mclellan

Chrystobel 'Chris' McLellan, the daughter of George and Martha (Lindeman) Marsh, was born in Cass County, IA, on August 17, 1918. At the age of 6 her family moved to Martin County, MN, where she attended rural schools near Welcome and Ormsby, MN, graduating from Trimont High School in 1936. Chris married Thomas McLellan on March 24, 1938, at Estherville, IA. The family lived in the Trimont area until 1953 when they moved to Spencer, IA, where Thomas worked at the Spencer Pack until his retirement in 1977. Chris worked for Pioneer Hy-Line Hatchery for 18 years working with eggs and baby chicks. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Spencer and taught the Jr./Sr. High Sunday school class, helped with Youth Group and Girls Guild, and in later years taught the Berean Sunday school class and served as deaconess. For the last five years she has corrected correspondence Bible courses for Crossroads Prison Ministry giving encouragement to many in prison. The final day of her life on earth was spent correcting a lesson for one of her prison students. She understood the only way to a changed life is through Jesus Christ. She had accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior in September 1939. Chris passed away at her home in Spencer, IA, on Wednesday night, February 6, 2008, at the age of 89. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Tom in 1985; brother, Robert Marsh in 1976; and son-in-law, David Harmon in 2001. Left to cherish her memory are her three daughters: Nancy and husband, Jim Welle of West Okoboji, IA, Donna Jean of Blaine, MN, and Mary Alice Harmon of Queens Village, NY; 5 grandchildren: Linda McDaniel; Susan Nelson and husband, Terry; Tom and Justin Harmon; and Julie Mauro and husband, Mike; 6 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

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