Harley Colyn McLaren was born on October 6,1936 in Harmon Ok to Hubert Carlyle and Florence Bell (Stoner) McLaren. He grew up with 3 brothers and 3 sisters. They made their home in the Woodward area.

Colyn graduated from Woodward High School in 1956. When he was 20 years of age, he entered the United States Army. He served at Camp Walter's in Mineral Wells TX from September 23,1958 to September 22,1961. He moved back to Woodward where he worked for several years in the City of Woodward Public Works Department. He then began working as a Heavy Equipment Operator in the oil field. He later started his own business Landscaping of W.W. Inc. in the early 80's where he continued the same type of work. That business eventually became Supervac of W. W. cleaning and striping parking lots in NW Oklahoma. He retired in 1997.

In 1962 he met and married Carolyn Sue Johnson. They had two girls, RaNita and Kimberly. Colyn also parented his stepson, Harvey Fisher and was involved in raising his niece and nephews Catherine, Russell and Joe Eike. They divorced in 1969.

He met and married Erma Hollen in 1970. They loved and cared for each other until she passed away in 2003. He enjoyed being a part of her kids' lives. Dyerl Coram, Murla Gann, Gary Hollen and their families.

Around 2007 he met Paula Jackson and they became very close friends until her death in 2021. They spent many years being involved in the Senior Citizen Center and Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church where they were both members.

Dad, grandpa, great grandpa and Uncle Colyn will be missed by all his family. He was much loved.

He is preceded in death by his parents and all of his siblings, Carolyn Doyle, Erma McLaren, her two stepsons Dyerl and Gary, and Paula Jackson. He is survived by his daughters RaNita and husband Kenneth King of Woodward and Kim and husband Terry Acosta of Woodward, stepdaughter Murla Gann of Oklahoma City. Grandkids Kevin and Jamie King, Tessa and Chad Campbell, Sara Acosta, Gavin and Janessa King, Chris Acosta, Amber and Corey Pettis and all of his great grandkids.