Alice Jeanne McClure, 92 years old of Decatur, Indiana, passed away at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, September 27, 2013 in the Woodcrest Nursing Center located in Decatur. Alice was born on Wednesday, September 21, 1921 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of the late Henry Weichman and the late Catherine (Toohey) Weichman. She married the late John H. McClure on May 9, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa and he passed away on October 11, 2006. Alice was involved with several charities in the Des Moines, Iowa area including, the Rosary Society, Mercy Guild, and Visitation Catholic Church-Ladies Aid. Alice enjoyed the sporting life. While in Des Moines, she was a former city tennis champion and also played golf. She was also an active and very good bowler...almost scoring a perfect game. In addition, she also enjoyed playing bridge. Alice was a 1939 graduate of St. Joseph Academy in Des Moines. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother! Among her enjoyments in life was spending time with her family at their lake cottage on Clear Lake in Iowa. Alice was a homemaker. Surviving are her son, John H. (Sally) McClure Jr. of Lenexa, KS; son, Larry R. (Mary Beth) McClure of Chattanooga, TN; daughter, Claudia (John) Schueler of Decatur, IN; daughter-in-law, Dori Jean McClure of Prescott, AZ; 8 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren. Preceding Alice in death were 1 son, Thomas F. McClure; 5 brothers, Bill, Bob, Dick, Jack, & Ray Weichman; 3 sisters, Frances Martin, Winnifred Rollins, Katherine Horner. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 29, 2013 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home with Chaplain Chris Thurow officiating. Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m. CST Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at the Glendale Cemetery in Des Moines, Iowa. Friends will be received from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 29, 2013 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Decatur, IN. Preferred memorials are to St. Jude Children's Hospital.
