1909 - 1998 (89 years)
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Name |
Valerie McLamore [1] |
Birth |
9 Sep 1909 |
Round Timber, Baylor County, Texas [1] |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
1 Dec 1998 |
McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas [1] |
Notes |
- Obituary, copied from FindAGrave
Daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Julian T. McLamore
Valerie McLamore Tevis died on Tuesday, December 1, 1998 at McAllen Medical Center. She was born September 9, 1909 in Round Timbers, TX, Baylor County, to Dr. and Mrs. Julian T. McLamore.
Her father was in the second graduating class of the University of Texas Medical School at Galveston.
Her maternal grandfather, John Wesley Stevens, was the first permanent settler of Baylor County. He was also a founding member of the Texas Cattlemen's Association.
Her husband, John Felix Tevis, died in 1958.
Mrs. Tevis graduated from Seymour High School and received a B.A. in Music Cum Laude from Texas Christian University. She was an elementary teacher in the school districts of Bomarton, Seymour, Port Arthur, Wichita Falls and Valley View (Hidalgo County) as well as in Our Lady of Sorrows in McAllen. She retired from teaching in 1984.
In Wichita Falls, Mrs. Tevis was active in the Christian Women's Fellowship of the First Christian Church, serving as President. She was also a member of United Church Women, Women's Forum, 1934 Study Club and CA Chapter of PEO.
Mrs. Tevis moved to McAllen in 1970. In the Rio Grande Valley she was active in St. Clair's Guild, Women of the Church and the Altar Guild of Trinity Episcopal Church of Pharr. She served as Recording Secretary of DV Chapter of PEO in McAllen. She was a member of Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of the Republic of Texas. In 1984, she was awarded "Teacher of the Year" Award by the Valley View I.S.D.
She is survived by a daughter, Dr. Martha May Tevis of Edinburg, TX.
A memorial service was held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, December 4, 1998 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Pharr, TX. In lieu of flowers, the family requested that donations be made to Trinity Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 692, Pharr, TX 78577 or to a favorite charity of choice.
Services were entrusted to the care of Kreidler Funeral Home, Inc. in McAllen.
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Person ID |
I47629 |
Strong Family Tree |
Last Modified |
6 Dec 2020 |
Father |
Julian T. McLamore, M. D., b. Apr 1875, Timpson, Shelby County, Texas d. 6 Feb 1933, Olney, Young County, Texas (Age ~ 57 years) |
Mother |
Etta Mae Stevens, b. Abt 1882, Baylor County, Texas d. 14 Aug 1916, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas (Age ~ 34 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1902 |
Round Timber, Baylor County, Texas |
Family ID |
F14254 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
John Felix Tevis, b. 1 Feb 1897, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas d. 14 Jan 1958, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas (Age 60 years) |
Family ID |
F14255 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
6 Dec 2020 |
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Sources |
- [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 90663033 (Reliability: 3).
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