McCLURE, John F (Dr.) - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

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McCLURE, John F (Dr.)

Source: The obituary is from a collection by Fauniel Hershberger, saved the 1950's, 60's and 70's. She was a life long resident of Fountain County Indiana.  The collection is now housed at Crawfordsville District Public Library.

NEWTOWN - Dr. John F. McClure, 58, a native of this area, died early Sunday morning after suffering a stroke at his summer home at Riverdale, Md. Dr. McClure was graduated from Newtown High School in 1927 and from the Ohio State University veterinary college in 1931. After graduation and until his recent retirement, he owned and operated a small animal hospital at Hyattsville, Md. He was a member of the Methodist Church and had served with the U.S. Army in World War II. He was born south of Newtown, Oct. 27, 1909, a son of William Archer and Sara Dee (Pugh) McClure. He was married to Ruth Stone May 10, 1942. Surviving are the widow; his mother; two sons, Bill of Washington, D.C., and John, a student at Cornell University, and a brother, Clarence of Newtown. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at Gasch Funeral Home at Hyattsville. Interment will be in Ft. Lincoln Cemetery near Washington. - jlr

Note: papemortuary.com has him dying 5-5-1968 in Riverdale, Maryland and buried there - wife Ruth Stoner (see above - Stone) and married 5-10-1942

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