HARRY WILLIAM “BILL” MCCLURE, 84
HARRY WILLIAM “BILL” McCLURE, 84, died Thursday, February 2, 2006, at River Terrace Estates, Bluffton. Born in Payne, Ohio, he was the son of Joseph Lester McClure and Harriett Hoover Cambray. He lived most of his life in Fort Wayne and was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and D.A.V. He married Violet White on June 15, 1943. Prior to his retirement, he owned Zesto’s on Broadway, then Loch Ness Inn on Elmhurst Drive. He was a World War II Navy veteran, who served until 1946.
Surviving are his wife, Violet; daughters, Darleen (Joe) Buckles of Columbia City and Diana Hendrickson of Atlanta, Georgia; brothers, Philip and Albert; sister, Harriett Facks; grandchildren, Cassandra Campbell, Michon Kilpatrick, Preston Shirmeyer, Thomas Jackson and Todd Jackson; and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by brothers, Joseph, James, John, Robert and Richard.
Funeral service was Monday, February 6 at Trinity Episcopal Church. Visitation was Sunday, February 12, at Klaehn, Fahl & Melton Funeral Home, Winchester Road Chapel, 6424 Winchester Road. Burial in Lehman Cemetery, Payne, Ohio.
Preferred memorials to Trinity Episcopal Church Spiritual Wreath Fund or Southern Care Hospice.
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