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Jane Golden McClung went to be with her Lord and Savior on March 20, 2019 in Mooresville, North Carolina, at the age of 99. Jane was born in Five Points, Chambers Co., Alabama on October 3, 1919. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Dr. W. Otis McClung, her parents Archie and Ruby Golden, and her brother James Harvey Golden. She is survived by four children, Charlotte M. Holmes (Alex), Ronald G. McClung (Linda), Jane M. Lookabill (Woody), and Melody M. Morrison (Murdoch), and step-daughter Patricia M. Mills, 15 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. After growing up in Alabama and Georgia during the depression, Jane attended West Georgia College for two years under an FDR work-study plan that she found out about from the rural "peddler." She met her husband Otis while at college, but finished her education, and then married him on November 28, 1941. From there they embarked on ministry together and continued her passion for learning. With a growing family, she served with Otis in pastorates in Georgia, Kentucky and Virginia. She proudly completed her BS degree at the age of 43 at Longwood College in Farmville, Virginia in 1962, and then taught third and sixth grades for nearly twenty years. Jane spent her entire life in education. She was a lover of words, the “correct” use of them, and always emphasized the value of reading. She corrected her family’s grammar from generation to generation and created a clan of Scrabble enthusiasts and a few who avoided the game. As a mother, she fostered whatever her children’s talents and interests were, but education was always a primary focus. Jane loved music and was always singing around the house, in the choir, or with her children and made sure all of them had the opportunity to take piano lessons, which was a privilege she never had. She found joy in simple pleasures like the natural beauty of flowers and birds, and she treasured all pets, both her own cats and dogs and those that belonged to her family and her neighbors. The family would like to express its heartfelt appreciation to Jane's long-time caregivers, Carol Linker, Stephanie Clanton, and Dr. Michaela Renich. In addition, we are most appreciative of Hospice of Iredell County for their loving care and counsel in her passing. Donations can be made in her honor by sending to 2347 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625. Funeral services will be held in Mooresville, NC at 11:00 on Saturday, March 23 at Prospect Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Will Gipe officiating. A graveside service will be held on Sunday, March 24 at 3:00, at Highland Memory Gardens in Dublin, Virginia. Cavin-Cook Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the McClung family. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.

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Jane Catherine McClung

October 3, 1919 - March 20, 2019