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The Flowers of the Forest ceremony for departed love ones has become a tradition in the Scottish community.

It is an on-going part of the major Scottish
Highland Games and
Festivals around the
world to recognize those family members that have departed over the past year.

It is not the intent of this web site to become the obituary column for all departed MacCords (how ever spelled) around the world. Nonetheless, the Clan MacCord web site will accept and post the names, dates and places of departed MacCords that are submitted on a timely basis, until such time it should become an un-manageable task for this web site. Notices should be submitted by a family member within 30 days of a death along with a method of substantiation.

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  Clan MacCord Society Flowers of the Forest  

Flowers of the Forest

Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.
Amen.

 

Sadly we must say Good-Bye
It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to a cherished Clan MacCord Member

 

my Father, Neal Douglas McCord,
passed away in the hospital from complications from Pneumonia on May 3, 2006. 

This is going to make my efforts of looking up my ancestors harder now that he is gone. 
He was the most interested of all my relatives out here. 
He was also very well versed in the who's who of the last few generations. 
I really wish that he could have written down everything that he has told me as I fear I will never remember it all.  I plan on going to Pennsylvania in August to do more research. 
I have the plane tickets and plans to cover the southeastern part of the state.

I hope that this message finds all well and fine.

At a loss,  Harlan Douglas McCord

 

my Father Russell Kiessig,
son of Netha McCord passed away on
July 5th from complications of lung cancer
(smoking kills),
and this has been pretty hard on all of the family,
as he was quite loved.

'

Inspirational entrepreneur' dies

Russ Kiessig was 72; he founded the Port San Luis Marine Institute, revitalized Sycamore Mineral Springs and owned the Paso Robles Hot Springs and Spa

The Tribune


Russ Kiessig, a local businessman who revitalized Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort into a prosperous business in the late 1970s, died July 5. He was 72.

Friends and colleagues knew him as an inspirational entrepreneur. He was the former 27-year owner of Sycamore Mineral Springs and Avila Hot Springs and current owner of Paso Robles Hot Springs and Spa.

Kiessig also is the founder of the nonprofit Port San Luis Marine Institute.

"He created a legacy for everybody in the county," said his wife of 37 years, Carol Kiessig.

She worked alongside her husband to transform Sycamore Mineral Springs from a crumbling business into a peaceful sanctuary.

"He was a hurricane beneath my wings -- I would have never done the things that we accomplished together without him in my life," Carol Kiessig said.

Russ Kiessig, born in San Francisco, grew up in San Diego. He served in the U.S. Marines in Korea and graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in psychology.

He later worked as a personnel director for the Mellonics Division of Litton Industries before starting his own employment recruitment firm, Professional Resource Associates, in the Bay Area city of Mountain View.

Kiessig visited the Central Coast for a family vacation with his wife and four children in 1975 and purchased Sycamore Mineral Springs less than a year later.

"We invested our whole life into it," Carol Kiessig said. "We sold everything including the business, borrowed money from our parents and moved to Pismo Beach."

The business was sold to King Ventures in 2003, but Kiessig spent more than two decades making it what it is today.

Under his ownership the hotel grew from 10 units to 75, lush landscaping was planted, the hot tub and spa business was developed, a restaurant was opened and the bridge over Avila Beach Drive was built.

Kiessig is remembered for his determination.

"Russ is a very generous man; honest as the day is long," said Steve Gregory, who worked side by side with Kiessig for more than 20 years. "He's a family man of great determination and great visions.

"His wife, Carol, stood behind him 100 percent, and they worked as a united front," Gregory added. "Not everyone always agreed with him, but they still respected him because they knew where he was coming from."

Kiessig also had a love for the sea and fishing -- taking countless sport fishing trips to Baja with friends and family.

Even in illness, using a wheelchair and in need of oxygen, Kiessig made a final visit to Baja California with his daughter, Priscilla Raia of Templeton, a week before he died.

Kiessig established the nonprofit Port San Luis Marine Institute, which soon will be open to the public, and helped found The Esophageal Cancer Awareness Association to spread information about the cancer that he fought from 1999 to 2000.

He later was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, which he fought from last year until his death.

Memorial donations can be made in his name to the Port San Luis Marine Institute, P.O. Box 460, Avila Beach, CA 93424.

Kiessig's survivors include his wife of 36 years, Carol; daughters, Priscilla Raia and Stephanie Ramos; sons, Richard and Randall; eight grandchildren; sister Patricia Swanson; and brother Lawrence Kiessig.

A private memorial service was Friday. A private service for friends and colleagues will be at the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo.

In Memory of John Cheffy McCord II

John Cheffy McCord II, 84, of Wellsburg, W. Va., died Thursday, March 24, 2005, in Valley Haven Geriatric Center in Beech Bottom, W. Va.

He was born on October 13, 1920 in Wellsburg, the son of the late John Clendenen and Lillian Lucy Huff McCord Jr.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Gash McCord, on December 31, 1992; a son, Charles McCord in 1952; a brother, Washington ‘Wash’ McCord; and a Sister, Genevieve Ditty in 1967.

John graduated from Bethany College in 1942 where he was a Chemistry major and department assistant with a religion minor. During World War II he worked with Dupont with duties involving TNT, RDX, and Plastique explosives for the war effort. He became a chemist at Windsor Power Plant in Beech Bottom, Tidd Power Plant in Brilliant, Ohio, where he was chief chemist on coal, oil and water for over 30 years, retiring from the Cardinal Plant in 1981.

Mr. McCord taught water treatment plant operations at Jefferson Community College in Steubenville, Ohio. Mr. McCord was a member of the Kadesh Chapel Methodist Church and served on the Kadesh Chapel Cemetery Board for 42 years, and was a historian of the United Methodist Church of WV, and a lay Speaker for the United Methodist Church for over 50 years. He was President of the P.T.A at Hammond, Beech Bottom, and Bethany Schools. He was a former 4-H Leader, a member of the Golden Horseshoe, the Wellsburg Art Association, the Brooke County Historical Society, the Clan Cameron Scottish Social Order, and Chieftain of Clan McCord of WV. He was also Co-founder and President of Hammond Public Water District from 1965-2002. Among John’s achievements were outstanding West Virginia Award and Who’s Who Business. He represented Brooke County in the Gray Haired Legislature. He published in the WV Academy of Science in 1971, the Probable Boundaries for Glacial Lakes of Ohio and Monongahela. He also researched and wrote the McCord family history and genealogy and also compiled a book on early local Methodist history.

Surviving are two sons, John C. McCord III and wife, Patty, of Bloomingdale, Ohio, Clinton D. McCord and wife, Christy, of Carmel, Ind.; three daughters, Carolyn Ward and husband, Wayne, of Pace, Fla., Reba McCord of Wellsburg, Nila Boyd and husband, David, of Wellsburg; one brother, Samuel McCord of Oak Park, Mich.; two sisters, Ina Walker of Columbus, Ohio, and Lillie Ann Johnston of Wellsburg; ten grandchildren, five great-grandchildren.

Friends were received on Monday, March 28, 2005 from 6-9 p.m. at the Chambers Funeral Home, 1030 Main St. in Wellsburg, W. Va., where services were held on Tuesday, March 29th at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Melissa Elliott officiating. Interment will follow in Kadesh Chapel Cemetery in Beech Bottom, W.Va.


Original Member and Major Clan supporter, He will be sorly missed.

My Dad and your friend
Dad loved history and geology. These passions would typically cause a short
trip to become long and boring to children who just wanted to go from point
A to point B in the shortest time possible. Any vacation included stops at
every historical marker along the highway and sometimes those located miles
from the main thoroughfare. Many of our trips included out of the way stops
to photograph rock formations, soil strata in cut areas of hillsides, or
coal seams. Mom once looked at a new box of developed pictures and
complained about the waste of money developing such things; so after that
there was always one of us children in a far corner of the picture carefully
pointing to the item of geological interest.

One summer on a trip to Illinois Dad stopped in Ohio, got permission from a
farmer who warned us to watch out for his bull, to cross his pasture and
alternately slide and pick our way down a gully cut to a railroad track.
That's where we found "Flint Ridge"---the famous area that Indians from
states around traveled to get their flint centuries ago. It was hot and
sweaty and I think probably there was some grumbling. We kids just wanted
to get to Illinois to play with cousins.

We made hundreds of these impromptu stops over the years; once to pick up a
tombstone of a relative, many generations back that had been discovered by
a farmer and used as a stepping stone to his barn. Thanks to Dad I developed
a love of history and made it one of my college majors. Clint got the
geology degree. I proudly showed Dad my A in geology---one of my college
electives.

Dad's biggest lesson, that I feel is so important, is to have family time.
We worked together as a family unit. planting the garden, harvesting the
vegetables, and preserving them. Each family member was responsible for
some part of the process. We ate our meals together and had family
discussions around the table. We listened to the Lowell Thomas News radio
show together and talked of international happenings. Today, my daughter
and granddaughter call me a Fox News junkie. I wear this label with pride
and thank Dad for giving me so many interests. Each time I tell my husband
to pull over so I can read a historical marker
I'll think of Dad.

We of the Clan having met so many of John's family , his Legacy called
Wellsburg and his geology studies and his wonderful McCord Family can only
be proud and love them all.

Will always think of him when ever we see the family hear Nila our first
Clan Piper.

In Memory of William T. BOSCOBEL - William T. Reynolds

Boscobel, passed away on Wednesday Sept. 1, 2004, at the Prairie du Chien Memorial Hospital, Prairie du Chien. He was born on Oct. 25, 1918 in Marietta Township, Crawford County, the son of George and Margaret (McKnight) Reynolds. He married Freda Zajicek on Feb. 6 1948, at the Methodist Church, Boscobel.

He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, and taught school in the Boscobel area for several years. He is survived by his wife, Freda of rural Boscobel. a son, Larry Reynolds of Bagley; two daughters, Janeen (David) Derrickson of Muscoda, Jane (Percy) Werthwein of La Crosse; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; numerous half-brothers and half-sisters; along with numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Gaylord, Kemeth and Raymond; along with a sister, Bernice.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday Sept. 4, 2004, at 11 a.m. at the MAPLE RIDGE BIBLE CHURCH, rural Boscobel, with Pastor Noel Mayes officiating. Burial in the Pioneer Cemetery Crawford County. Friends may call on Saturday 9 a.m. until the time of service at the church. The Kendall Funeral Service, Boscobel, is assisting the family.

We would like to add, no better friend and teacher could be found. He Is related to a number of members and our Rick Johnston, all descendents of Robert Sr. family R from Mercer County. We sadly missed him at this years reunion and for Frieda we love you dearly.

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In Memory of WILLIAM J."Bill" McCORD

McCORD, WILLIAM J. William "Bill" was born on December 18, 1916 in Colville, Washington and moved to Spokane in the early 1930s. Due to complications from pneumonia, he died on January 17, 2004 in San Diego. In Spokane he got his start in the burgeoning field of Radio Broadcasting before relocating to Cincinnati ' s WLW for several years.

William served as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and was stationed at March Field in Riverside, California rising to the rank of First Lieutenant. He spent nearly thirty years of his career as a staff announcer for NBC in New York where he was the voice on such TV Quiz shows as Tic Tac Dough and Twenty-One. He was also active in the Performer ' s Union, AFTRA, serving on the local New York Board. Retiring from NBC in 1980, he moved to San Diego.

William is survived by his wife, Olga; two children from a previous marriage, The Singer Billy Vera and Kathleen McCord; two grandchildren, Maria and Charles McCord as well as a step-grandson, Lee Mayeux and two sisters, Louise Dixon of Sun City, Fla., and Lennis McCloud of Adelanto, Calif. Arrangements are under the care of Merkley-Mitchell Mortuary. Please sign the guest book at obituaries.uniontrib.com Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on 1/24/2004.
(volunteer submission)


Dear Clan McCord,

This is Jacque McCord from Sulphur Springs, Texas.

I'm writing you to let you know of the passing away of my father-in-law

Alfred Anderson McCord.

He passed away on January 17,2004, at Carriage House Manor Nursing Home. He was 93 years old.He'll be buried at Restlawn Cemetary next to his wife Opal Springer McCord, here in Sulphur Springs, Texas. He's survived by his daughter, Nancy Ann Grantham, his son Ronald McCord, seven grandchildren,19 great grandchildren. His birth date was September 28, 1910 in Weaver, Texas.

Just thought I'd update your records.

Thank you, Jacque McCord

Source: "The Stewart-Houston Times" Newspaper, a bi-county newspaper for
both Stewart County and Houston County in Tennessee.

William Gayther Hembree
Age: 84
Died: January 9, 1997
Parents: Riley Hembree and Callie(McCord)Hembree
Spouse: Florence Hembree

Anyone interested in a copy of this persons obituary please contact
kaitysmom@yahoo.com for details