John Stephen "Steve" McClure, age 68 and a former longtime resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Steve was born on July 11, 1944 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to J. C. "Sandy" McClure and Celia Ruth (Enlow) McClure. Steve was a 1962 Konawa High School graduate where he lettered in four sports and represented the American Legion at Boys State. Also, Steve was an Eagle Scout. He graduated from East Central University of Ada, Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business. While at East Central University, he played baseball two years for the college. Steve also served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from November, 1968 to November, 1970. Alongside his father, he operated the family business, McClure Oil Company and McClures Convenience Store for forty-two years. He was recently voted in by the Konawa Chamber of Commerce as the 2013 Konawa Citizen of the Year for "a lifetime of friendship, loyalty and service to our community." Steve served on the Board of Directors for Sooner State Bank for seventeen years. Steve married Sherrill (Muggy) Patterson on December 16, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his father, Sandy McClure.
John Stephen "Steve" McClure, age 68 and a former longtime resident of Konawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 at his home in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Steve was born on July 11, 1944 in Shawnee, Oklahoma to J. C. "Sandy" McClure and Celia Ruth (Enlow) McClure. Steve was a 1962 Konawa High School graduate where he lettered in four sports and represented the American Legion at Boys State. Also, Steve was an Eagle Scout. He graduated from East Central University of Ada, Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business. While at East Central University, he played baseball two years for the college. Steve also served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from November, 1968 to November, 1970. Alongside his father, he operated the family business, McClure Oil Company and McClures Convenience Store for forty-two years. He was recently voted in by the Konawa Chamber of Commerce as the 2013 Konawa Citizen of the Year for "a lifetime of friendship, loyalty and service to our community." Steve served on the Board of Directors for Sooner State Bank for seventeen years. Steve married Sherrill (Muggy) Patterson on December 16, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his father, Sandy McClure.
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