Jean Mann McClure

McCLURE, Jean Mann, died peacefully Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at age 87, in a Richmond hospital, after a brief illness. Born in Richmond, Mrs. McClure was the widow of William G. McClure Jr., to whom she was married for nearly 65 years. She was born in Richmond and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School with the Class of 1939. She is survived by her sister, Mildred Mann Barret of Mechanicsville, Va.; three sons, William G. McClure III and his wife, Wyckie, of Richmond, R. Leonard McClure and his wife, Brenda, of Heathrow, Florida, and Dr. F. Daniel McClure and his wife, Marion, of Charlottesville; five grandchildren, Kathryn McClure Fallen of Richmond, Mollie McClure of Oakland, California, Brandon McClure of Deland, Florida, Jessica McClure and Carey McClure, each of Richmond; and three great-grandsons, Gray McClure of Deland, Florida, and Myles and Owen Fallen of Richmond. She was a past president of the Monacan Women's Club, an active member of the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs for many years and a passionate devotee of Bridge. She is best remembered by her family and many friends as one of the sweetest, most gentle, and most generous souls who ever lived. Her gentle nature belied the toughness required to raise three boys. If the greatest generation had given medals to mothers of little boys, her chest would have been filled. The family will receive friends at the Parham Chapel of Woody Funeral Home, 1771 Parham Road, on Sunday, April 25, from 6 to 8 p.m. A celebration of Mrs. McClure's life will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, April 26, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 903 Forest Avenue, Richmond. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the McClure Scholarship Fund at Trinity United Methodist Church, 903 Forest Avenue, Richmond, Virginia, or to the William G. and Jean M. McClure '43 Scholarship Fund at The VMI Foundation, P.O. Box 932, Lexington, Va. 24450.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.