Mrs. Clara Marie McVay
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Mrs. Clara Marie McVay

  • August 29, 1921 - May 16, 2011
  • San Diego, California
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“I Remember . . . . . . Growing up with Family get togethers Lots of Laughter and L O V E ”
1 of 5 | Posted by: Sydney Drumel - Escondido - Niece

“My first chiropractic treatment ever was by Dr. Truman McVay. From the first visit, I felt so warm and was greeted with a gracious smile by Clara. ...Read More » ”
2 of 5 | Posted by: Anne Harrison - Chula Vista, CA

“It seems I have always know Clara Marie and Truman. As a little girl my sister and I would sneak out of the spare bedroom and listen to our parents,...Read More » ”
3 of 5 | Posted by: Kris Lattin Gruben - CA

“Clara Marie, Thank You for your caring and loving way. May God hold you close forever more... ~Al ”
4 of 5 | Posted by: Capt. Alfred F. Dorval - TX

“There is a huge void in my life. So many of my days were spent with Clara Marie. She is now with her beloved Truman. She is missed and very much...Read More » ”
5 of 5 | Posted by: Layna Bennett - San Diego, CA


Clara Marie McVay, nee Nolan, 89, passed away May 16th, 2011 in her home in Point Loma. She was born in AR in 1921 and moved to San Diego with her family when she was 12. She graduated from San Diego High School with the class of 1941. Clara Marie married Truman McVay two months after the start of World War II, and they started a wonderful 58 years together upon his return from Guadalcanal. She worked as a physiotherapist and receptionist alongside her husband, a doctor of chiropractic, in Pacific Beach for 52 years. She was preceded in death by her husband in 1998, and is survived by many nieces and nephews. A funeral mass will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 24th at Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in San Diego. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Wounded Warrior Project, 2468 Historic Decatur Road, Bldg. 905, Ste. 150, San Diego, CA 92106, or woundedwarriorproject.org.