Jean Cline

Celebration of Life services for Jean Cline, 86, of Corning, who passed away Wednesday at Vintage Park in Lenox will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, at the Prescott United Church in Prescott.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services, with family greeting friends. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Prescott.

Memorials may be directed to the Prescott United Church. Memories may be shared with the family at www.ritchiefuneralhome.com under Obituaries. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie Funeral Home.

Norma Jean (Brown) Cline was born Sept. 28, 1935, in Corning, the daughter of John A. Brown and Ella V. (Keever) Brown. She grew up attending school in Prescott, graduating with the Class of 1953.

After graduation, Jean went to work for Prescott First National Bank as a teller and clerking many auctions over the years for the Prescott Bank. Jean was united in marriage to Reldon Dean Cline, June 13, 1954, in Silver City. The couple shared 62 years of marriage, before his death in April of 2017. Reldon served in the U.S. Army and Jean continued working at the bank.

Upon Reldon’s discharge, the couple farmed northwest of Prescott for a short time and them farmed northeast of Prescott before settling at the family farm five miles north of Prescott. The couple were blessed with the birth of two children; Marcy and Mike, who have both married and remained in the Prescott Community.

The couple were united in their commitment to starting the Septemberfest celebration, which began after the 1970 centennial celebration. They would go on to be an integral part of the yearly celebration in September and in 2009, the couple served as Grand Marshalls of the parade, riding in the Carter Car. The couple enjoyed playing golf together, however, they were avid dancers, winning several contests over the years. They seemed to just ‘float’ across the dance floor!

Jean was a tremendous cook, with her specialty being pecan pie. Even while she was working at the bank, Jean would come home and cook up a storm for noon meals!

Jean was a member of the Prescott United Church where she taught Sunday school, and served the UYF as a leader. Over the years she organized many bridal and baby showers, along with serving many funeral dinners. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in the Prescott Chapter. In their later years the couple enjoyed wintering in Weslaco, Texas.

Left to cherish Jean’s memory are her two children; Marcy Edwards and husband Tyler of Corning, Michael Dean Cline and wife Marnie of Prescott; four grandchildren: Nicholas Edwards and wife Wendy of Corning, Iowa, Holly Steinbring and husband Derek of Houston, Texas, Morgan Cline of Prescott, Tristan Cline of Dubuque; one great-granddaughter, October Edwards; one great-grandson, Bennett Steinbring; a sister, Joan Beard of Peoria, Illinois; along with many other relatives and friends.

Preceding Jean in death were her parents, John and Ella Brown; her in-laws, Delmer and Ellen Cline; her loving husband, Reldon Cline; her beloved grandson, Jarrod Dean Cline; a sister- and brother-in-law, Lois and Donald Burich; a sister- and brother-in-law, Marie and Bill Klingensmith; a brother- and sister-in-law, Bill and Lulu Brown; and a brother, Kenny Brown; a brother-in-law, Don Beard; two brothers- and sisters-in-law, Clifford and Reva Cline and Bernadine and Dean Green.

The memory of a well-spent life never dies.

We cannot keep you forever, but the memories,

we can hold close in our hearts.

May she be at peace in God’s loving care.