Dorothy Mildred Best

1911 - 2005  (93 years)

• Name	Dorothy Mildred Best  [1]
  Born	7 Dec 1911	Kirkland, Childress County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	2 Jun 2005	Iowa Park, Wichita County, Texas   [1]
  Notes	D. Mildred McLemore June 4, 2005 Iowa Park- D. Mildred McLemore, 93, when home to be with her Lord on Thursday, Jun 2, 2005. Servicesx will be 2 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2005, at Dutton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Kuykendall of Holliday, Texas, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Dutton Funeral Home. A resident of Iowas Park for 54 years, Mildred was born to William Henry and Lorena Frances (Varner) Best in Kirkland, Texas. She grew up in the Kamay, Burkburnett, and Iowa Park areas. She married O. S. Buddy McLemore December 20, 1930, in Walters, Okla. Mildred worked for Piggly Wiggly Food Stores 18 years, retiring in 1972. She was a member of the First Baptist Chruch of Iowa Park for 54 years where she was dedicated to her church work, visiting shut-ins and home bounds doind that she could for them, always having a smile for everyone. Mildred was a member of hte TOPS Club for several yhears. She was preceded in death by her husband, two sons, J. W. and Jerry; three sisters; and two brothers. Mrs. McLemore is survived by one son, Laurence McLemore and wife Helen of Iowa Park, sister, Syble Bodge of Moltonboro, N. H.; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Iowa Park Healthcare Center or Hospice of Wichita Falls. (Courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore)
  Person ID	I24866	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Oliver Spears "Buddy" McLemore,   b. 28 Aug 1908, Dublin, Erath County, Texas ,   d. Oct 1986, Iowa Park, Wichita County, Texas  (Age 78 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1930	Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Jerry Dene McLemore,   b. 9 Mar 1935, Coleman County, Texas ,   d. 21 May 1970, Bowie, Montague County, Texas  (Age 35 years)   3. Living
  Photos		McLemore, Oliver Spears and Mildred Mildred Best with her husband, Oliver Spears McLemore
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F8264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 7 Dec 1911 - Kirkland, Childress County, Texas Married - 20 Dec 1930 - Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma Died - 2 Jun 2005 - Iowa Park, Wichita County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Sources

  [S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php).