Edna Francis McClure

Edna Francis Atwood McClure, 85 years of age died Wednesday, February 1st, 2012 at her residence in New Albany. Edna was born December 31st, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan to the late Louis and Lettie Ridge Francis. She formerly lived and graduated from high school in Leavenworth, Indiana and was married in 1946 to Kenneth Atwood until his death in 1991. She was a wonderful homemaker, wife, mom, and grandmother who loved flowers, gardening, singing and nursing home and childrens ministry. Edna married Kermit McClure in 2004 and was a member of Graceland Baptist Church in New Albany. She was preceded in death by a brother, Cilvan Francis and sister, Ruby Shevsky.

Survivors include her husband, Kermit McClure; children, James Atwood (Claudia) of Sellersburg, Indiana, Jan Edds (Don) of New Albany, Indiana, Judi McKamey (Brett) of Westfield, Indiana; step-children Ron McClure (Patti) and Rick McClure (Carolyn); grandchildren Brooke Horner, Meghan Atwood, Jody Blair, Sean Litke, Laura and Erin McKamey, Stacy and Jeff Edds, and Clay Hofferbert; great grandchildren Spencer, Mason, Reece, Jeffrey, James, Chasey, Amira, Anthony, Tatiana, and Nadia; brothers Frank Francis (Sue) of Greenville, Indiana and Robert Francis (Pat) of Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Visitation will be from 2:00 pm ~ 9:00 pm Friday and after 10:00 am Saturday at Kraft Funeral Service, 2776 Charlestown Road, New Albany, Indiana. Her Funeral Service will be held at 12:00 noon Saturday in the Kraft Charlestown Road Chapel with burial to follow at Kraft-Graceland Memorial Park in New Albany, Indiana. Expressions of Sympathy to Alzheimers Association or Vista Care Hospice.

Online condolences may be made to www.kraftfs.com