Helen McLean
died 2008-01-12
Helen McLean, 86, died peacefully on Saturday, January 12, 2008 at The Point Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Webster, Texas. Following her wishes, her remains will be cremated.
Simple services will be held at the home of her daughter, Samme Lansdowne, 2026 Hillside Oak Lane, Houston, Texas on Saturday, February 2, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.
Helen was born on December 21, 1921 in Caney, Kansas to Ollie and Fred Fisher. She survived her parents, brothers John Taylor Fisher, Fredrick Fisher, Robert Fisher, sister Ruth Fisher, and her first husband, Charlie Littlejohn. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, William McLean, her daughters Tracy Kelley, Sydney Porter, and Samme Lansdowne, her step-sons Michael McLean and Roger McLean, her granddaughters Jamie Magda, Janese Pierson, Casey McCall, and Daphane Porter, her grandsons, Joshua Kelley and Samuel Kelley, and at least nine great grandchildren.
Helen graduated from Arkansas City High School in Arkansas City, Kansas. She married Charlie Littlejohn in 1940 and moved to Oregon, working in the shipyards during WWII. She had a sewing shop in Reno, Nevada. She married William McLean of Petaluma CA in 1960 and moved back to Arkansas City, Kansas to care for her mother. The couple operated a vacuum cleaner repair shop and a sewing shop out of their home. In 2000, she moved to Houston, Texas to be near her youngest daughter, Samme.
Helen was an excellent seamstress, and made all of her children's clothes. She loved making wedding and prom dresses, and quilts for the great grandchildren. She enjoyed her flower garden, and watching birds. She especially loved the children in her life. After raising her own two daughters, Tracy and Sydney, she adopted one of her granddaughters, Samme, and helped raise two other granddaughters, Jamie and Janese. She even cared for her great grandson, Ian.
A memorial brick for Helen will be placed at the Clear Lake City Freeman Branch Library, across the street from her last residence.
Helen McLean
Simple services will be held at the home of her daughter, Samme Lansdowne, 2026 Hillside Oak Lane, Houston, Texas on Saturday, February 2, 2008, at 2:00 p.m.
Helen was born on December 21, 1921 in Caney, Kansas to Ollie and Fred Fisher. She survived her parents, brothers John Taylor Fisher, Fredrick Fisher, Robert Fisher, sister Ruth Fisher, and her first husband, Charlie Littlejohn. She is survived by her husband of 48 years, William McLean, her daughters Tracy Kelley, Sydney Porter, and Samme Lansdowne, her step-sons Michael McLean and Roger McLean, her granddaughters Jamie Magda, Janese Pierson, Casey McCall, and Daphane Porter, her grandsons, Joshua Kelley and Samuel Kelley, and at least nine great grandchildren.
Helen graduated from Arkansas City High School in Arkansas City, Kansas. She married Charlie Littlejohn in 1940 and moved to Oregon, working in the shipyards during WWII. She had a sewing shop in Reno, Nevada. She married William McLean of Petaluma CA in 1960 and moved back to Arkansas City, Kansas to care for her mother. The couple operated a vacuum cleaner repair shop and a sewing shop out of their home. In 2000, she moved to Houston, Texas to be near her youngest daughter, Samme.
Helen was an excellent seamstress, and made all of her children's clothes. She loved making wedding and prom dresses, and quilts for the great grandchildren. She enjoyed her flower garden, and watching birds. She especially loved the children in her life. After raising her own two daughters, Tracy and Sydney, she adopted one of her granddaughters, Samme, and helped raise two other granddaughters, Jamie and Janese. She even cared for her great grandson, Ian.
A memorial brick for Helen will be placed at the Clear Lake City Freeman Branch Library, across the street from her last residence.