Joshua “Josh” Darren McClain, 39 years old of Florence, Alabama had his earthly life tragically cut short on November 7, 2026, in Florence.

Josh was born on June 4, 1987, in Texarkana, Texas.  He moved with his mother and sister to Florence, Alabama when he was 5 years old.  He attended Brooks High School in Killen, Alabama.

At a very young age, under the guidance of Bishop Dallas Morris, Sr. and Brother Russell Martin, Joshua publicly accepted Jesus Christ as his personal savior.  Shortly afterwards, he was baptized by Brother Martin in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  After moving to Florence, he attended Faith Tabernacle where he learned more about the love of Jesus by Brothers Henry Melton, Tommy James, Dwight Holley as well as other great men of God.

Josh loved to hunt and fish!  He was taught & learned to love these skills at a young age by his Uncle Andy Reynolds of Tuscumbia, Alabama.   He was fascinated by the art of tattoos.  Rusty Standford at West Coast Tattoos in Florence took Josh under his wing many years ago and treated him like a son.  He gave him the courage and clarity he needed to grow.  Joshua sincerely loved Rusty.

He was employed with P & G construction company as a carpenter.

Joshua was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Claude (PawPaw) and Judy Pierce (Nana) of Florence, Alabama, B. J. Taylor (Grandpa) of Mansfield, Texas; his paternal grandparents, Louis (Paw Paw) and Shirley (Gangi) Robertson of Killen, Alabama.

He is survived by his fiancé, Sissy Baskins; parents, Troy and Debra Robertson; his daughter Taylor; all of Florence, Pauline Taylor (Grandma) of Mansfield, Texas; sisters Brooke McClain of Bozeman, Montana and Leah Robertson; and his nephew, Archer Norton, both of Florence. He is also survived by his uncles, Darren Tussey of Florence, Alabama, Bill and Lisa Taylor of Fort Worth, Texas, Terry and Becky Robertson, Lexington, Alabama, Tony and Beverly Robertson, Killen Alabama, Tobey Robertson and Laurie of Tuscumbia, Alabama; as well as his aunts, Samantha

Reynolds of Eureka, California, Tamela and Paul Deaton and Teena and Brad Buchanan, all of Killen, Alabama, Mary Jo and Chris Howell of Arlington, Texas; and special cousins, Rantz Reynolds and C. J. Tussey of Tuscumbia, Alabama as well as many other friends and relatives that Josh loved.

Services will be Saturday, November 14, 2026, at Williams Funeral Home, 1950 Helton Drive Florence, Alabama.  Visitation will be from 12:00 -2:00 pm, with the service following in the chapel.

In lieu of flowers, the family ask donations to be made in Joshua’s name to:

Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission

P.O. Box 231267

Montgomery, AL 36123-1267

OR

Scope 310 in the name of Joshua Darren McClain/Darren Tussey

4129 Helton Drive

Florence, Alabama 35630

Luke: 23 & 24

“Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”

John 3:16

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, Jesus, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”