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J.V. McLain, Jr. Funeral Service for Mr. J.V. McLain Jr., 78, of Greenville was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 15, 2022 at Hopewell Baptist Church with Bro. Larry Gaston officiating. Burial followed at Hopewell Cemetery. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday night at Johnson Funeral Home. Mr. McLain passed away at his home on Wednesday. He is survived by his wife of more than 55 years, Edwina McLain; daughters Susan Carol Lambert (Trea), Bridget Ann Brown, and Belinda “Bendy” Cook (Terry); grandchildren Nicholas McLain “Lain” Hartzog, Elizabeth Scott “Scottie” Brown, Kendall Paige Lambert, Terry “T” Cook, and Mattie Perine Cook; several nieces, nephews, and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents Jewel Vernon McLain and Clara Pettie; brothers Chester Ray McLain, Jimmy Ray McLain, Willie Jay McLain, and John Alkus McLain; sister Lois Burkett. Pallbearers were friends and family.