1928 - 2000 (72 years)
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Name |
Ernest Deford McLemore |
Birth |
17 Jan 1928 |
Bronson, Sabine County, Texas |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
5 Oct 2000 |
Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas |
Burial |
Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas |
Notes |
- Per "Citizen Soldiers of Sabine County" by Robert Cecil McDaniel:
World War II veteren. Navy. April 23, 1945 through July 30, 1946,
THE SABINE COUNTY REPORTER, October 11, 2000, Page 13, Obituaries
E.D. "DeFord" McLemore
E.D. "DeFord" McLemore, 72, of Hemphill died Thursday, October 5, 2000, at Hemphill Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hemphill.
McLemore, born Jan. 17, 1928, in Bronson as a son of the late Ira and Alma (Bragg) McLemore, had lived in Hemphill several years and was the owner of an asphalt paving company. He was a member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, and Shriners. He also served in the U.S. Navy as a World War II veteran.
Survivors: wife, Elouise McLemore of Hemphill; son and daughter-in-law Randy and Terre McLemore of Nacogdoches;a brother, Rufus McLemore of Hemphill; and two granchildren, Hillary McLemore and Sara McLemore of Nacogdoches.
Funeral services were held Oct. 8 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill with Bro. I.W. Ferguson, pastor of Johnson Missionary Baptish Church, officiating. Interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery.
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Person ID |
I331 |
Strong Family Tree |
Last Modified |
30 Sep 2023 |
Father |
Ira Henry Strickland White McLemore, b. 29 Jan 1896, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 18 Jul 1970, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 74 years) |
Mother |
Alma Clara Bragg, b. 11 Mar 1906, Time, Sabine County, Texas d. 5 May 1985, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 79 years) |
Marriage |
26 Nov 1922 |
Family ID |
F198 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Elouise Elizabeth Armstrong, b. 25 Jan 1929, Sabine County, Texas d. 11 Jan 2012, Sabine County, Texas (Age 82 years) |
Marriage |
31 Dec 1947 |
- The Rootsweb Texas Marriage Index (1966-1997) shows a marriage date of 12/31/1989 in San Augustine for 61 year old Ernest and 60 year old Elouise.
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Children |
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Family ID |
F291 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
9 Dec 2006 |
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