Steve Marshall McLelland

OBITUARY FOR STEVE MARSHALL MCLELLAND

Steve Marshall McLelland of Mooresville, North Carolina, passed peacefully July 28, 2022 after
bravely battling with several illnesses for several weeks.
Steve was a jokester almost up to the end of his life when his wife of thirty-five years asked him
to open his eyes in the hospital and he closed them even tighter then he opened them wide and
gave her a big smile.

Steve was born in Statesville, North Carolina on April 20, 1953 to Elizabeth and Archie
McLelland, Steve proved to be a challenge with his mischievous antics which followed him
throughout his life. He was an outdoor adventurer, interested in fishing, nature, woodworking,
and learning all he could about the Scotch-Irish and native American cultures. Steve, the fourth
of six children: two brothers, Archie Eugene McLelland, and Russell Brian McLelland; and four
sisters, Elizabeth Geraldine McLelland-McDade, Joy Lynn McLelland-Garnett, and Ginger Kay
McLelland, and their spouses. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Viola McLelland, his
blended family of six sons and one daughter, Jason, Jerame, Marshall, Andre, Ontario, Aaron,
and Candi, and their families. As well as a host of grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.