Viola Evon McLemore[1, 2]  1914 - 2008

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• Birth	6 Nov 1914	Bronson, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Oct 2008	Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas   [2]
  Buried	Broaddus Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Person ID	I55	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	06 Dec 2009
  Father	Vessie Eugene McLemore,   b. 1 Feb 1885, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 21 Jan 1952, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas
  Mother	Nina Ophelia Fuller,   b. 15 Sep 1891, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 8 Jul 1980, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas
  Married	7 Nov 1907	Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana
  Documents		Fuller, Nina Ophelia marriage to Vessie E. McLemore, Many, Louisiana, 1907 Nina and Vessie eloped in Many, Louisiana, just across the state line from Sabine County, Texas, where they both grew up
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet
  Family	Memmon Dale Tisdale,   b. 27 Jul 1911, Manning, Angelina County, Texas ,   d. 30 Jul 1990, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas
  Married	8 Jan 1938	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Photos		Tisdale, Evon (McLemore) with her husband, Dale Evon and Dale had been married over 40 years at the time this photo was taken
  Last Modified	09 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F54	Group Sheet

• Event Map

  Event Birth - 6 Nov 1914 - Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Married - 8 Jan 1938 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Died - 18 Oct 2008 - Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth




• Photos		McLemore, Percy ca 1919 with Evon and Earl The three eldest children of Vessie and Nina McLemore
  		McLemore, Evon Viola ca 1920 Evon as a young girl
  		McLemore, Percy ca 1920, with Evon, Earl and Ray The four oldest of the McLemore siblings, children of Nina (Fuller) and Vessie McLemore, ca 1920, Sabine County, Texas
  		_McLemore, Evon Wife of Dale Tisdale
  		McLemore, Evon Viola ca 1930's Appears to have been taken sometime in the 1930's, probably early in her teaching career
  		McLemore, Evon Viola ca 1930's Wife of Dale Tisdale B. 1914 Texas
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  		McLemore, Percy ca 1985 with Evon, Earl, Ray, Tom and Lynn The McLemore Siblings, Children of Nina Fuller and Vessie McLemore, October, 1985 Family Reunion at the Tisdale Lake House l to r: Percy, Evon, Earl, Ray, Tom and Lynn
  		McLemore, Vessie and Nina Family Reunion, October 1985, Broaddus, Texas l to r: Samantha Weimmer, Nina Ross (McLemore) Weimmer, Velta (Rawson) McLemore, Evelyn (McLemore) Sanders, Fred Sanders (kneeling), Evon (McLemore) Tisdale, Missy McLemore (Seated) with Lee Jay Rawcliffe on her knee, Melinda (McLemore) Strong, Tom Strong, Earl McLemore, Cassandra Weimmer, Lynn McLemore, Elma (Smith) McLemore, Percy McLemore, Dale…
  		McLemore, Evon Viola ca 2006 Evon McLemore Tisdale (right), poses with her younger brothers, Lynn (left) and Tom (standing-center) at the celebration of her 93rd birthday in Lufkin
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  Documents		McLemore, Viola Evon Memorial Service Program, Front Cover
  		McLemore, Viola Evon, Memorial Service Program Memorial Service Program, Inside Cover, listing vital facts and pallbearers

• Notes

  Evon was a tiny baby, weighing only 2 and 1/2 pounds a few days after birth. Considering she was born and cared for at home, and not in an incubator, it is a tribute both the Evon's spirit and her mother's loving care that she not only survived but flourished. In describing her infant daughter's size, Nina used to relate that "her face was smaller than a half dollar, and I could have put her in a coffee pot, and still closed the lid." Evon picked out her own name when she was old enough. She liked the sound of Yvonne, but wasn't sure of the spelling. She was listed as Eva V. on the 1920 census. When Evon started school, she arrived everyday atop a pony led by her brother Percy. Evon's father also thought it important that his daughter be exposed to culture. When she was a young girl, she weekly took the train 10 miles from Steep Creek to Bronson in order to take piano lessons. Most weekends were spent "visiting." Evon has close relations with her many cousins still today. She was active in school as well, as the following article shows: News clipping (dated 3-28-1929, newspaper not referenced) Steep Creek Club The Steep Creek 4-H girls met on March 26. Seven girls were present. The following officers were elected: Evon McLemore, President; Rosa Henley, Vice President; Lois Powell, Sec'y; Bonnie Wilson, Reporter. An apron was cut out. Bonnie Wilson, reporter. She attended her primary years of school in rural Sabine County, but attended High School in San Augustine County. Her father paid for her to board at the home of Dr. Davis in the winter, so she could to this. Evon was active in school, perfoming in piano recitals and playing the lead character in the 1932 Senior Class play, "Oh, Kay!" After Evon graduated from San Augustine High School, she went on to Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches. She became a teacher, majoring in Home Economics and minoring in English. The college classmate that was her best friend was Merlene McLemore, a cousin. Vessie was able to help his daughter get a job teaching in Chinquapin through a friend of his who was school trustee. She later taught in nearby Broaddus. Soon after Evon started teaching in Broaddus, Dale Tisdale's mother called her son, who was working in Lawrenceville, Indiana, to tell him that "there were some attractive new teachers in town, and he ought to come home soon for a visit." He did, and fell promptly in love with Evon. Evon continued to teach after her marriage, while Dale managed his parents store. During World War II, Evon moved to Fort Worth while Dale was in the service. She taught a small school district just outside of the city. They also briefly lived in San Antonio. The Tisdale's returned to East Texas, and Dale opened a small general store in Zavalla. She returned to Stephen F. Austin and received her Master's in Education in 1951. After the Tisdale's moved to Lufkin, Evon obtained a teaching position at Hudson High School. She remained there until she retired in 1972. Her daughter, Jan, began teaching Spanish at the Hudson in 1971, the year before her mother retired. She loved music, art and the natural world. She had a beautiful soprano voice and was a member of the Angelina County Choir for a number of years. She was good at creative arts, and especially loved China painting. She participated in this after her retirement, as well as traveling with Dale and Bob with the AirStream Travel Trailer club. She was an active member of the Timberland Drive Church of Christ. Both Evon and Dale were instrumental in the formation of the Angelina County Association for Retarded Citizens (ARC) and supporters of the Lufkin Workshop and Opportunity Center. Obituary Evon McLemore Tisdale, 93, of Lufkin, was born November 6, 1914, in Bronson, Texas, the daughter of the late Nina (Fuller) and V.E. McLemore. She passed away Saturday, October 18, 2008, in a local nursing facility. Mrs. Tisdale graduated from San Augustine High School and Stephen F. Austin State University. She married Dale Tisdale, the love of her life, on January 8, 1938. She taught at Hudson Elementary School until 1972. She supported the Lufkin Workshop & Opportunity Center and the Burke Center. She was a member of Timberland Drive Church of Christ. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Janet and A. E. "Pete" Peterson of Lufkin; son, Bob Tisdale of Lufkin; granddaughter, Sheryl Falk and her husband Richard Retz of Houston; grandson, Lee J. Rawcliffe of Houston; brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Bonnie McLemore of Houston; sisters-in-law, Opal McLemore of Nacogdoches and Bobbie McLemore of San Augustine; and numerous nieces, nephews and many dear friends. Mrs. Tisdale was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 51 years, Dale Tisdale; brothers, Percy McLemore, Earl McLemore and Lynn McLemore, all of San Augustine, and Ray McLemore of Nacogdoches. Expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Tisdale's memory may be made to the Burke Center, 4101 S. Medford, Lufkin, Texas 75904; or to Hospice in the Pines, 116 S. Raguet, Lufkin, Texas 75904. Services for Mrs. Tisdale will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2008, in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel, with Mr. Harold Hancock officiating. Graveside services will follow at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Broaddus Cemetery. Gipson Funeral Home; Duane Hills, director. Source: http://legacy.com/LufkinDailyNews/Obituaries.asp?Page=LifeStory&PersonID=119099748 Nearly identical notices were published in the October 23, 2008 issue of the San Augustine Tribune, on Page 11, and in the October 29 issue of The Sabine County Reporter, page 15.

• Sources

  [S674] Tisdale, Evon McLemore-Family Member, Correspondence and Interviews. [S342] San Augustine Tribune, weekly, 807 E. Columbia, San Augustine, TX, (San Augustine Tribune, USPS No. 479-040, Published every Thursday at 807 E. Columbia St., San Augustine, Texas 75972 Stephen Hays & Arlan Hays, Publishers. Postmaster: Change of Address notice should be made at P.O. Box 539, San Augustine, Texas 75972. The Tribune is a continuation of the Texas Chronicle moved from Galveston to San Augustine in 1837 and published as the Redlander.), Thursday, October 23, 2008, Page 11 (Reliability: 3).