Evelyn McClure age 90, recently joined her heavenly family. She was born in Irving, Texas to Louis D. Ekrut and Lora Ekrut. Evelyn will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a genealogist spending time researching her family roots and teaching other family members to do the same. Evelyn is preceded in death by her parents, husband Oren S. McClure and sister Mildred Vanderford. She leaves behind to cherish her memory son Ronald McClure and wife Huong of Fayetteville, North Carolina; daughter Linda McClure Sims; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, October 20, 2017 at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Irving Humane Society at www.dfwhumane.com.