Meta Rae JAMES

Keene, N.Y. — Meta Rae (James) LeClair, 79, of Keene, N.Y., died on Jan. 22, 2005, at Uihlein Mercy Center, Lake Placid, N.Y.Meta was born June 14, 1925, in Port Henry, N.Y., the daughter of the late W. Newton and Helen (LaBelle) James.Meta is a 1943 graduate of Elizabethtown High School. She will be remembered as a loving mother and grandmother.Meta is predeceased by her husband, Clifford A. LeClair; her children, twins Wilma and William LeClair, Earl (Skip) LeClair, Clifford (Joe) LeClair and Wanda LeClair; a sister, Joan Hauschild; and brother, William James.Meta is survived by her daughters, Helen R. Luck and Beth A. LeClair; her son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Kathy LeClair; daughter-in-law, Marcella LeClair; and 13 grandchildren, Curt LeClair, Heidi Huber, Todd LeClair, David LeClair, Joe O’Connor, Stephanie Sutton, Travis Luck, Tracy Johnson, Josh Feitshans, Jacob LeClair, James LeClair, Lance LeClair and Chad LeClair; 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.Graveside services will be at a later time.Donations in Meta’s memory may be made to the Keene Fire Department, Keene, N.Y., or to High Peaks Hospice, PO Box 840, Saranac Lake, NY 12983.W.M. Marvins Sons in Elizabethtown is in charge of arrangements.