Doshia Mae Wade McClure, 91, of Griffithsville, died Monday, April 17, 2006 at home after a long illness.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Sparrel Francis and Hattie Burns Wade; husband, Cline B. McClure; sisters, Beulah Chaney and Ruth Adkins; brothers, Toney, Jesse, Raymond, and Luther Wade.
She was a member of Griffithsville Church of Christ and a life long resident of Lincoln County. Doshia was a seamstress – quilter for Mountain Artisans, quilted in Macy’s window in New York City, and made two quilts for Jay Rockefeller’s home in the West Virginia mountains.
She is survived by her two sons and their wives, Gary and Marion McClure, Dwight and Janet McClure; two grandsons and wives, Ronnie and Teresa McClure, John and Melissa McClure; one great grandson, Matthew McClure and one great granddaughter, Ashley McClure all of Griffithsville
The family wants to give a special thank you to caregivers, Barbara Linville, Dottie Gillispie, Tammy Beeman, Sue Short and Christine Poole.
Services will be 11:00 AM, Thursday, April 20, 2006 at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Rd., Alum Creek, with Minister Murrel McKinney officiating. Burial will be held in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey. Friends may call on Wednesday from 6 to 9 PM at the funeral home.