Dorothy Mae Church

1953 - 1990  (37 years)

• Name	Dorothy Mae Church  [1]
  Birth	24 Aug 1953	Ironton, Lawrence County, OH   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Sep 1990	Memphis, Shelby County TN   [3]
  	On September 7, 1990, thirty-seven year-old Dorothy McClung, plaintiff's wife, went shopping at Wal-Mart in the Delta Square Shopping Center in Memphis. As she was returning to her parked car around noon, Mrs. McClung was abducted at gunpoint and forced into her car by Joseph Harper, a fugitive from Chattanooga.1 Later, Harper raped Mrs. McClung and forced her into the trunk of her car where she suffocated. Her body was found by hunters in a field in Arkansas the day after the abduction. Harper confessed, and was convicted of kidnapping, rape, and murder. He committed suicide after being sentenced to life in prison.
  Person ID	I9999	Crane Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Joseph Calvin Church,   b. 1927   d. 2000 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Candance Dickson,   b. 1926   d. 2015 (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F5423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Ryan Lee McClung,   b. 14 Sep 1975   d. 14 Sep 1975 (Age 0 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F3574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] Newspaper Article, 24 Sep 2017 (Reliability: 2). Obituary of Dorothy Candace Church; Phillips Funeral Hoime, Ironton, OH [S1178] Social Security Claims List, 23 Feb 2023, 300-48-3901 (Reliability: 3). [S919] Social Security Death Index, 23 Feb 2023, 300-48-3901 (Reliability: 3).