UPDATED 

ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNERAL OF

LANE COLLEGE PRESIDENT WESLEY C. MCCLURE

Service Time and Place – The funeral service / homegoing celebration for President Wesley Cornelius McClure of Lane College will be Saturday, December 14, 2013, at 11:00 A.M. at the New St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church, 1670 North Royal Street, Jackson, Tennessee (phone 731-423-2228; Rev. Dennis E. Blalock, Pastor).
Date of President McClure’s Death – President McClure passed Friday evening, December 6, 2013, at the Jackson Madison County Hospital.
Funeral Home – The Bledsoe Funeral Home of Jackson is being used for the services.  Bledsoe Funeral Home is located at 256 Middleton Street, Jackson, Tennessee  38301.  The telephone number is 731-427-1521, and the funeral home’s fax is 731-427-1522.
In Lieu of Flowers – In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that contributions be made to the Wesley Cornelious McClure Memorial Scholarship Fund, Lane College, 545 Lane Avenue, Jackson, Tennessee  38301.
Family Visitation – A time with the family for visitation will be on Thursday, December 12, 2013, from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at St. Paul CME Church – 282 Middleton Street – Jackson, Tennessee  38301.  The body will lie in state at the Bledsoe Funeral Home of Jackson from 9:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Friday, December 13, 2013.
Address of Family – Persons wishing to address the family should write Mrs. Mary Bradley McClure, 450 Shadow Ridge Drive, Jackson, Tennessee  38305.
Hotel accommodations –  (1) Courtyard at Marriott – 200 Campbell Oaks Dr. – Jackson, Tennessee – 731-422-1818 – Rate is $99.00  Ask for Lane College-McClure Funeral Rate.  (2) Residence Inn – 126 Old Medina Crossing – Jackson, Tennessee – 731-935-4100 – Rate is $109.00.  Ask for Lane College-McClure Funeral Rate.  The rooms are available at these rates for both Friday and Saturday nights.  A third (3rd) choice is the Doubletree Hotel – 1770 Highway 45 Bypass – Jackson, Tennessee  38305 – 731-664-6900.   Please ask for Lane College rate for $89.00.
Preparations for Church Officials – Bishops, General Officers, and other Connectional officials planning to attend the service should contact the office of Bishop Lawrence Reddick, 901-345-4114, no later than 3 P.M. on Wednesday, December 11th.
Robing for Church Officials – Bishops – Please bring black robes with white stoles.  Judicial Council members, General Officers and Connectional Officials – Please bring robes with academic regalia.
  Preparations for Academic Officials – College Presidents, UNCF and NAFEO Officials, and all present and former Lane College Trustees planning to attend the service should contact the Office of the President, 731-426-7523.  Academic Officials – Please dress in academic regalia.

From Bishop Lawrence Reddick
Chair, Lane College Board of Trustees
Wednesday, December 11, 2013