Funeral service for SFC (Retired) Elzia "Mac" McClure, Jr. will be at 11:30 am Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial with Full Military Honors will follow in the Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

Elzia "Mac" McClure, Jr., 76, Geronimo passed away Friday, April 19, 2019 in Temple, Oklahoma.  He was born February 27, 1943 in Cleveland, Mississippi to Elzia Sr. and Ella Mae (Graves) McClure.  He joined the US Army at age 17, served in Vietnam and retired as a Sergeant First Class.  He married Karin Anita Peschel on October 16, 1976 in Junction City, Kansas.  "Mac" was a member of the VFW, Vietnam Veterans, loved to cook, bake, was a club manager, worked in food service and even drove an 18 wheeler for 3KB out of Altus for several years.  He loved his family and friends and enjoyed telling jokes and stories.  He will be greatly missed.

Survivors include his wife Karin of the home, children; Elzia McClure III and fiancé Gina Jones of California, Michelle Phinazee of Delaware, Glenn Phinazee and wife Nicole of Houston, Texas, Bobby David McClure of Ohio, grandchildren; Candace S. Cross and husband Neal of Dallas, Texas, Jasmine Phinazee of Arlington, TX, Jordan Phinazee of Houston, Texas, Nichaele Natasha McClure of California, Michele'Le Q. Olatunda and husband Paul of St. Louis, Ashley Dawn McClure of California, Kiona S. Gater of Atlanta, Georgia and Tyler Jordan McClure of California.

He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 sisters; Ella Mae and Minnie Mae and 2 daughters; Sharon Ann McClure and Annette McClure.