Dorothy Lee McClure

Sep 12, 1943 — Oct 29, 2026

Dorothy Lee McClure went to meet her dear Lord and Maker on October 29, 2026. She died peacefully with her daughter at her home in Florida. She was born Dorothy Lee Midkiff to Carl Francis Midkiff and Lena Mary Dunlap in Sod, West Virginia, on September 12, 1943.

Dorothy was married to her sweetheart, David Mason McClure, at the age of 16 before graduating from high school. She would go on to get her GED as well as a Bachelor's in Religious Education. In 1961, she gave birth to her first-born son, Terrence Mason McClure, at Fort Knox, Kentucky, while her husband was in the army. She and David moved back to Yawkey, West Virginia after his service in the army.

It was during this time in 1963 that Dorothy gave birth to her second child, Anita Darlene McClure (Case) in Charleston, West Virginia. It was a couple of years later that David and Dottie moved to Massillon, Ohio for employment. They purchased a house and settled down to raise their family.

When Dorothy was 11 years old, she attended a revival at a church near her home in West Virginia and accepted Jesus as her Saviour. David was saved in his early teen years. In 1968, they began attending the Massillon Baptist Temple, and after a while they surrendered their lives to be missionaries overseas. They packed up the family and moved to Arlington, Texas, to attend the Bible Baptist Seminary. They were approved by the World Baptist Fellowship Mission Agency to go as missionaries.

In 1973, David and Dorothy and their family moved to Ba, Fiji to start an independent Baptist church. A year later they moved to Indonesia since they were unable to obtain a work visa for Fiji. While in Indonesia, 16 churches were started and a Bible Institute while 18 nationals lived with them in part of the house dedicated as a dorm. They lived, worked, and studied to be full-time Christian workers and Pastors. In 1980, the Lord moved David and Dorothy to the Micronesian Island of Saipan, where the Saipan Baptist Temple and Grace Christian Academy were started. In 1989, they were burdened to move once again, and this time to the island of Jamaica, where they spent 16 years starting churches and training Christians. Once again, a move was made, and this time back to the island of Saipan, where another church was started.

Dorothy was a faithful wife and partner in missionary work, serving in various areas such as playing the piano, teaching Sunday School, practicing with the choir, organizing dinner on the grounds, mothering the preacher boys, or running Christian schools. Her talents were used and appreciated in so many areas. She was a loving mother and a challenging teacher to her son and daughter, who loved her talents in cooking, decorations, and music, as well as making sure that everyone was in their right place, using their talents for God.

After the death of her husband in 2017, Dorothy continued to support the Bible Baptist College in Central Java, where a portion of the building has been named after her and her husband. She also continued helping other churches in Indonesia. Her generosity did not stop with Indonesia; she continued to support the ministry needs of First Baptist Church in Saipan after typhoon damages. Many people around the world will miss Dorothy.

Dorothy is survived by her two loving children, Terrence Mason McClure (Gloria, his wife) of Saipan, Micronesia; Anita Darlene Case (Ricky, her husband) of Palm Bay, Florida. Dorothy was blessed with five grandchildren: Andrew McClure, (Evangeline, his wife) missionaries in the Republic of Palau; Anthony McClure, (Nikki, his wife) of Silverdale, Washington; Joshua McClure, (Amanda, his wife) missionaries in Saipan, Micronesia; Jennifer Loseke, (Chad, her husband) of Okeechobee, Florida; David Reynolds of Cocoa Beach, Florida. She was also blessed with many great-grandchildren, 11 on Terry's side and 9 on Darlene's side.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Lena Midkiff, her sisters: Carla McMasters, Lena Mae Bushor, June Gage, Frances Lewis, and Laurel Ann Mabe.

There will be a short time of remembrance at the graveside on Tuesday, November 10th at 10:30 a.m. in the Cape Canaveral National Cemetery located at 5525 US HWY 1, Mims, Florida, where Dorothy will be buried with her husband, David McClure.

In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations can be made to missionary Terrence McClure and their recovery efforts after 5 typhoons hit their island this year, causing great destruction. Please send donations through the World Baptist Fellowship Mission Agency, P. O. Box 13459, Arlington, TX 76094

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Mims, FL 32754

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Dorothy Lee McClure

Sep 12, 1943 — Oct 29, 2026

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