Iowa Recorder; Greene, Butler, 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. Cathy Joynt Labath Irish in Iowa http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/index.htm Iowa Old Press http://www.IowaOldPress.com/