Iowa
Old Press
Iowa Recorder
Greene, Butler co, Iowa
Wednesday, November 3, 1937
Mrs. McClure, Former Resident, Is Claimed
Widow of Late Charles V. McClure Buried Tuesday.
Passed Away in Washington, D.C. at Age of Eighty-Eight
Lived Here 55 Years
The remains of Mrs. Mary McClure, widow of the late Charles V.
McClure, was brought to Greene on Sunday for burial. Funeral
services were held Sunday morning at St. Mary's Catholic church
and interment was in the parish cemetery. Mary Barrett McClure
was born in County Claire, Ireland, May 21, 1849,
and when five years of age came with her parents to America. They
settled in Dubuque where she grew to womanhood. May 30, 1871, she
was united in marriage with Charles V. McClure at Dubuque and in
1873, when the railroad was built through Greene, they came here
to live. This was their home until Mr. McClure died in 1928 and
Mrs. McClure went to Washington, D.C. to be near her son, James.
She suffered a severe heart attack last Friday, October 29, and
passed away soon after the doctor arrived. Her age was 88 years,
5 months and 8 days. She leaves four sons to mourn her death:
William R., of Sumner; Charles A., of Iowa Falls and James B.,
Washington, D.C. and a host of old friends who regret her
passing.
[transcribed by C.J.L., November 2006]