Cora Paige McClenahan
Cora Paige McClenahan died
Sunday (Feb. 8, 2009) at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita. She was born March
5, 2008. In her 11 months, she touched the hearts and lives of hundreds of
people, not only in Kansas, but around the world. Her parents, Joel and Jessica
McClenahan, maintained a daily blog that served as a medical update for family
and friends and clearly indicated the faith that gave them hope and courage in
a situation full of uncertainty. After a brief battle with cancer, Cora went to
be with Jesus on Feb. 8, 2009.
In lieu of floral gifts,
memorials will be used to establish the 'Cora Playground' to enhance the
children's ministries of Grace Community Church in Newton.
Her life will be celebrated
at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Grace Community Church, with Pastor David Reimer
officiating.
In addition to her parents,
Cora leaves grandparents, Don and Kathy Beverlin and Jerry and Susan McClenahan
of Newton. Also surviving are great-grandparents Gary and Vi Beverlin of Wray,
Colo., Jack and Natalie Peregoy of Ellisville, Mo., and Jerald and Marian
McClenahan of Chambers, Neb.
Sweet Cora will be missed by
uncles and aunts, Loren and Ann Kurtz, Matthew and Rachel Beverlin, Owen
Beverlin, Leah and Ben Giger, Olivia and Bill Good, James McClenahan, and Ivy
McClenahan. Her cousins, Ellie, Tripp, Henry, Harrison and Ellie, also will
miss her playful and engaging spirit.
The entire family is grateful
to the professional and thoughtful medical personnel of the pediatric intensive
care unit at Wesley Medical Center. We all thank God for His unchanging
goodness.
Memorials may be left in care
of Petersen Funeral Home in Newton.
