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Merle Dean "Cookie" Smith

Female 1947 - 2017  (70 years)


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  • Name Merle Dean "Cookie" Smith  [1
    Nickname Cookie 
    Born 11 Mar 1947  Butler, Choctaw County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 11 Jul 2017  Weatherford, Parker County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Fitzhugh Cemetery, Jefferson County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Obituary, copied from her Find A Grave memorial page

      Merle Dean Cookie McLemore, age 70, died Tuesday, July 11th, at her home in Weatherford, Texas, after battling interstitial lung disease. She was born March 11, 1947 in Butler, Alabama, daughter of the late Joseph Hunter Smith and Grace Singleton.

      She was a Baptist, worked for several years as Manager of Macs Diesel Service, Shell Lake, Arkansas, and as an Electronics Technician for Sanyo Manufacturing Corp., Forest City, Arkansas. She spent the remainder of her career as a Nurse and Certified Med Aide in several Nursing & Rehabilitation Centers in the north Texas region.

      She was married to the late Felix C. McLemore, Sr., on October 2, 1971 at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, until his death December 11, 2007.

      Surviving children: daughter Karen L. Scott of Austin, Texas, and Sharon Bussell, Middleton, Tennessee; daughters-in-law: April McLemore, Las Vegas, Nevada and Audra Ortega McLemore, Mineral Wells, Texas; three sons Lynn McLemore, Las Vegas, Nevada; , John Wayne McLemore, Weatherford, Texas; Felix C. McLemore, Jr., Mineral Wells, Texas; along with numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, many beloved nieces and nephews.

      Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at Frazer's Funeral Home in Warren, AR. Burial in Fitzhugh Cemetery by Frazer's Funeral Home. Visitation 6-8 p.m. Saturday, July 15, at Frazer's.
    Person ID I47162  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 1 May 2018 

    Family Felix Cornelius "Mac" McLemore,   b. 27 Apr 1927, Jefferson County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 2007, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 2 Oct 1971  Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Last Modified 1 May 2018 
    Family ID F14083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Oct 1971 - Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Jul 2017 - Weatherford, Parker County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 181291410 (Reliability: 3).