Annie Marie McLemore

1921 - 2011  (89 years)

• Name	Annie Marie McLemore  [1, 2]
  Born	13 Nov 1921	Jasper County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 Sep 2011	Jasper, Jasper County, Texas   [2]
  Buried	Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Member of the Texas and National Associations of Realtors; Jasper Chamber of Commerce. Her hobbies are travelling, handwork, and her grandchildren. When Marie was a little girl, she told her cousin Ruby Lee Morgan "My daddy said I'm going to get a permanent this year, (even) if it takes all his sheep." Obituary Annie Marie McLemore Hicks went to be with her Savior on Saturday, September 10, 2011. She was surrounded by her family, who loved her dearly and will miss her greatly. Funeral Services will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home in Jasper, with burial to follow at Zion Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., Monday, September 12, 2011, at the funeral home. A lifelong Jasper resident, Marie was born on November 13, 1921, to Ivy A. and Kate McLemore. She was one of nine children, having six brothers and two sisters. She married S.C. 'Ted' Hicks on November 20, 1937. Marie and Ted were married for 66 years. Marie was a homemaker in her early years, later attending Piney Woods Business College and working for E.P. Hughes as a legal secretary. Her interest in land and knowledge of the Jasper area led her to become a realtor. She served thirty years in the Real Estate Industry, the last fifteen years as a partner with John Lanier in Lanier Hicks Real Estate of Jasper. She served as President of the Deep East Texas Board of Realtors, was an active member of the Newcomers Club, and Director of The Jasper Chamber of Commerce. She was a member of the Zion Hill Baptist Church. She and Ted developed a herd of cattle after retirement on the Sims, McLemore owned land in the Springhill Community of Jasper. She loved to travel, create art, quilting, and tending to her farm and cows. Most of all she loved her Lord and was strong in her faith in God, her family, the Jasper area and it's people. She is survived by her two daughters, Elizabeth Hicks Thomas and husband, Robert Earl of Jasper, and Janette Hicks Clark and husband, Jerry of Buna; two brothers, John D. McLemore and Dr. Bobbie F. McLemore; four grandchildren, Todd Thomas and wife, Bridget of Houston, Jerilyn Walters and husband, Todd of Buna, Tedd Thomas of Brookeland, and Joel Clark and wife, Jo Della of Buna; six great grandchildren, Erin Thomas, Elise Thomas, Jacob Clark, Jessi Clark, Joseph Clark, and Hannah Walters. She is also survived by numerous other family and friends. Marie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, S.C. 'Ted' Hicks; four brothers, Tommie, J.W., Earl, and Hoy McLemore; two sisters, Irma Brauniger and Elsie Gilley. The family wants to express their heartfelt thanks to all of Marie's caregivers over the years. Memorials may be made to Lakes Area Hospice PO Box 2086 Jasper, TX 75951 or the charity of your choice. Published in The Beaumont Enterprise on September 13, 2011 Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, September 21, 2011
  Person ID	I3383	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	Ivy Augustus McLemore,   b. 4 Dec 1888, Erin, Jasper County, Texas ,   d. 3 Dec 1980, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Kate Elizabeth Sims,   b. Dec 1893, Jasper County, Texas ,   d. 28 Feb 1978, Jasper County, Texas  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1907	Jasper County, Texas
  	He married Kate Elizabeth Sims 9-4-1910, the sister of his brother Frank's wife. He later bought her father's farm where he and Kate lived out their lives. (Nan Kittell).
  Family ID	F1320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel Clayton "Ted" Hicks,   b. 12 Sep 1918, McKinney, Collin County, Texas ,   d. 9 May 2004, Jasper County, Texas  (Age 85 years)
  Married	20 Nov 1937	Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2011
  Family ID	F1972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Nov 1921 - Jasper County, Texas Married - 20 Nov 1937 - Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas Died - 10 Sep 2011 - Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Buried - - Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S163] Kittell, Nan McCoy--Samuel McFarland McLemore and Descendants, Living Family History (Unpublished typescript ca. 1984, updated periodically). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), September 21, 2011, Page 11 (Reliability: 3).