Karen Ann McClure

Funeral service for Karen McClure will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday January 4, 2018 Gillette Memorial Chapel with Chaplain Donnie Edwards officiating. Karen Ann McClure passed away after she lost her battle with cancer on December 28, 2017 at Johnson County Hospital at the age of 74. Karen was born on September 9, 1943 in Omaha Nebraska to Catherine and Benjamin Shipley. She married Dee Lee McClure in 1960, after moving to their ranch 60 miles north of Gillette WY. Karen and Dee Lee loved the ranching life and Karen also drove school bus for 16 years, and raised their 3 children. Her children remember her as a hard working woman who had a huge heart and would help anyone in need. Karen loved to be on the ranch and she also loved the mountains, she loved to fish and camp. She also loved working with wood and doing intarsia, along with sewing. Her greatest love was spending time with her family. Karen was the type of woman people would meet and they always liked her, saying she was such a nice person and always smiled. She loved to help others in any way she could. She was an angel to so many. And may she be one still smiling down on all of us. Karen is survived by her husband, Dee Lee McClure of Buffalo, WY; her 3 children Earl Lee McClure and his wife Dee of Gillette WY, Carey McClure, Gillette, and Katie Collingwood of Buffalo WY; 8 grandchildren, numerous great-grandkids and numerous nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her mother, Catherine Marie Legerski (Berlinghoff) of Nebraska; her father, Benjamin Shipley of Nebraska; brothers, Ben Shipley and Michael Legerski; and sister, Corrita Burton. The family would like to thank all the nurses who cared for her and her wonderful Dr. at JCHC and the Hospice department for all their care and compassion. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Susie Bowling Lawrence Hospice at 497 West Lott, Buffalo, Wyoming 82834. Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel 210 West 5th Street, Gillette, WY 82716. Condolences may also be expressed at www.gillettememorialchapel.com