Olive Jane McClure

Olive Jane McClure, 88, of Candler, died Thursday, January 7, 2016, at Pisgah Manor. A native of Jackson Co., NC, she was a daughter of the late Napolean and Annie Plott Bryson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Roland Alden McClure, and by her son, Ronald R. McClure. Mrs. McClure was an active member of Buff Creek Baptist Church in Jackson Co., and most recently at Edgewood Baptist Church in Candler, where she taught children's Sunday school and sang in the choir. She worked for Dayco Southern in Waynesville. Following her retirement, she devoted herself to the care of her husband, and set aside one day each week to visit the ill and shut-in church members. She was able to see all members at least once a month. Surviving are her daughters, Connie McClure, and Sandra Bradish and her son Caleb (Katherine) Bradish and her daughter Kelly Bradish; daughter-in-law Dru McClure and her son Chris McClure; four sisters, one brother and their families, Norma Bryson Ashe, Betty Bryson Fisher, Ruby Bryson McCall, Gin Bryson Lowe, and Arnold Bryson; and brother-in-law Bill Shuler. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday at Groce Funeral Home, Patton Ave. Private interment will follow at Addie Cemetery in Sylva with the Rev. Lloyd Fish officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the Broyhill Baptist Children's Home, 111 Sneed Dr., Clyde, NC 28721, or to the Addie Cemetery Fund, c/o Buff Creek Baptist Church, 1274 Mineral Springs Dr., Sylva, NC 28779.