Janet Elaine Fox McClurePEORIA - Janet Elaine Fox McClure, 80, of Peoria, IL, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 28, 2017.Janet was born on May 6, 1936, in Springfield, OH, to Ralph and Ora Hodge. She graduated from Springfield High School and Jamestown Community College in Jamestown, NY, with an Associate's Degree in Nursing.She worked at WCA Hospital in Jamestown as an ER Nursing Supervisor and a Discharge Planning Coordinator from 1971 until 1983. In 1983, she began working at Heritage Village Rehab and Skilled Nursing as a Nursing Supervisor until 1996 when she retired.Janet was a longtime member of First Covenant Church and the Choir of Jamestown, NY. She loved all types of music, but was happiest when singing in the choir or smaller ensembles at church. She lived in Lakeland, FL, where she continued to enjoy music at church and by singing in "Can Sing, Can't Dance" at Cypress Lakes Retirement Village. Of late, she was a member of the First Covenant Church in Peoria, IL.Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Gerald L. Fox; and her grandson, Benjamin Allen Pitt.She is survived by her husband, Harry T. McClure, whom she married on October 23, 2000; her 4 children, Gwendolyn D. (Joseph) Spann of Westfield, NY, Nancy E. (Alan) Anderson of Des Plaines, IL, James G. (Cloefe) Fox of Lawrenceville, GA, and Ruth Anne (Douglas) Pitt of Rock Hill, SC; 3 grandchildren, Jennifer E. (Matthew) Ziegler of Schiller Park, IL, and Jonathan Pitt and Hannah Pitt of Rock Hill, SC; 3 great-grandchildren, Joshua, Abigail and Caleb Ziegler; and 6 step-children, Debra McClure Duke, Lois Needham, Chris Eckert, Mike McClure, Pat McClure and Teresa McClure. Janet is also survived by her 2 brothers, Richard E. (Margie) Hodge and Gary (Ruth) Hodge of Springfield, OH; as well as several nieces and nephews. Visitation and funeral will be held at First Covenant Church in Peoria, IL, on Saturday, February 4, 2017. Visitation will be from 10 to 11:15 a.m., with the funeral service beginning at 11:30 a.m. The church is located at 3616 N. Bigelow St., Peoria, IL 61604.In lieu of flowers, it is requested that memorials be made to either First Covenant Church in Peoria, IL, or First Covenant Church in Jamestown, NY, for the Living Christmas Tree Program, 520 Spring Street, Jamestown, NY 14701.Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home is in care of the arrangements. Online condolences and tributes may be made at
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