Sarah Loretta Robbins was born to Mr. & Mrs. Newt Robbins of Livingston in 1881. She was the 3rd of 4 girls, with several bros. mixed in, for good measure. She married a cousin, Phillip Garfield Sells, in 1899. Over the next few years, she bore him 5 children; only daughter Florence Louisa (Sells Livingston) survived past 2. They farmed next to her father, in Fentress Co., but the challenges of early marriage & tragedy of bearing and losing so many little ones in so short a time took thier toll. They divorced, she married Grover Cleveland McLean (a tall Texan), and they had nearly 50 years together, despite a debilitating stroke in Dec. 1952. She bore him 4 girls & 5 boys, with only the youngest, Claudy Fay, born with severe disabilities, dying in early childhood, at the age of 4. G.C. worked as a R.R. foreman & "home barber", while Loretta kept house, did needlework, cooked, cared for babies, & eventually, welcomed them & their children to her Clarksville home for large family gatherings. She'd decorate a tall Christmas tree, cut down by one of her "boys", hang tissue paper bells from the ceiling, and cook a massive spread, with fried chickens, "cathead" biscuits, and sumptuous southern desserts. She loved throwing parties for her kids & thier friends, & kept all the latest dance music for the victrola. Being Presbyterians, they were allowed to "Charleston" & do the "Varsity Drag" to thier heart's content, & Loretta especially enjoyed playing matchmaker for them, even encouraging games of "Post Office"! She was the lone Republican of the family, save for daughter Mary Helen "Mollie"'s husband, Reed Chapman, as the McLeans were devoted Democrats. She enjoyed talking politics with this son-in-law, perhaps because her grandfather, Sylvester Robbins, gave his life for Lincoln's cause. Her sons followed in his footsteps, fighting in WWII with the Army & Marines. She lived to see several great-grandchildren, albeit from a hospital bed in her home. Loretta was a devoted daughter, loving wife, & supreme matriarch---sacrificing herself for God, country, and family---a sometime hard life, but one well-lived.