ent farewell, he said 'Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.' He was universally beloved. A large connection mourn his loss, but especially those who bear the widow's grief and weep the orphan's tears. But this promise is theirs, 'I will be a husband to the widow and a father to the orphans.'
The funeral was preached by Rev. Wm. Pinkerton, pastor of the Mt. Carmel Church from Ps. 37:18, "The Lord knoweth the days of the upright and their inheritance shall be forever." His grave is marked in the family plot at Bethel Church.
It will be of interest to his posterity to know that with the exception of the organic trouble referred to above, he was a magnificent specimen of manhood, standing six feet two inches, and his unusual feats of strength are still remembered by those who knew him in his early manhood. He was a most delightful companion, with a sense of humor and a rare gift of wit that was more than once a means of grace. Soldiers of his command still relate how in the most terrible hour of battle, in the most dangerous situations, he would make some droll, unusual remark that would provoke a peal of laughter and send men into the charge of battle with a smile.
He married February 14, 1856, Mary Tate Wallace, daughter of Robert Tate Wallace and Caroline Humphreys, two families prominent in Augusta Co., from its earliest settlement. She survives with their four children, viz.
a. Robert Wallace McClure, b. May, 14, 1857. He was for a number of years a public officer in Augusta Co.; one of the first deacons ordained 1873, and treasurer of Bethel Church, and at present one of its leading Elders. He lives near Greenville, Augusta Co., where he is a prominent farmer. He married November 22, 1893, Ada Brubeck, the only child of Jacob Brubeck and Essie Ott. Four children:
- (a) Virginia Wallace, b. October 2, 1894.
- (b) Robert Vance, b. November 22, 1895.
