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Betty Grey McLemore

Female 1925 - 2005  (79 years)


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  • Name Betty Grey McLemore  [1, 2
    Born 27 Dec 1925  McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Jul 2005  Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Oak Hill Memorial Park, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • GIBBONS -- Betty Grey McLemore, 79, loving wife, mother, grandmother and devoted sister, went home to be with the Lord Friday, July 15, 2005 at her home in Arlington, TX. Funeral: 11 a.m., Monday, July 18, 2005, at Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ, 6102 W. Pleasant Ridge Road, Arlington. Burial: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oak Hill Cemetery, McAlester, OK. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Moore Funeral Home, 1219 N. Davis Dr., Arlington. Memorials: Donations may be sent in her name to Hope Harbor Children's Home, P.O. Box 1047, Claremore, OK 74018.

      Betty Grey Gibbons was born on December 27, 1925 in McAlester, OK, to John Edward and Dena Swindle McLemore. She grew up in McAlester as part of a large, loving family, graduating from McAlester High School in 1944. While working as a Secretary in the county courthouse she met and married William L. Gibbons (Colonel, U.S.A.F. retired) on November 22, 1947. Bill and Betty were residents of Tulsa from 1979 to 1992 and attended Park Plaza Church of Christ.

      Betty was a faithful member of The Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ in Arlington, and spent countless hours volunteering at Arlington Memorial Hospital, Mission Printing and the Philbrook Art Museum in Tulsa.

      She was preceded in death by her husband and 10 older brothers and sisters. Survivors: sister, Patsy McLemore Weddle, of Sallisaw, OK; daughters, Linda Lee and husband, Ren, of Arlington, Gail Cummins and husband, William, of Fort Worth, TX, Dena Goetz and husband, Matt, of Fort Worth and Alesia Jill Gibbons of Arlington; grandsons, William Lee, John Lee, Reid Goetz, Benjamin Goetz and Michael Goetz; numerous nieces and nephews; loving family and friends. Moore Funeral Home (817) 275-2711

      Copied from www.tulsaworld.com
    Person ID I32578  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2018 

    Father John Edward McLemore,   b. 29 May 1876, Chickasaw County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1958, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Medina "Dena" Lou Swindle,   b. 31 Dec 1886, Walker County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1960, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 28 Feb 1900  Jasper, Walker County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Family ID F10100  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Col. William Lester Gibbons,   b. 8 Feb 1922, Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Sep 1986, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 22 Nov 1947 
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2016 
    Family ID F13872  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Dec 1925 - McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jul 2005 - Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
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