Fairy Bell McLemore

1926 - 2012  (85 years)

• Name	Fairy Bell McLemore  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	19 Dec 1926	Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Jan 2012	Canyon Lake, Comal County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Bexar County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	Fairy Bell McLemore Edwards, loving wife, mother and grandmother, age 85, passed away January 7, 2012 in Canyon Lake, Texas. She was born December 19, 1926, in Trenton, Tennessee to James and Thurzer (Barker) McLemore. She entered nursing school in September 1946 at St. Joseph's in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated in 1949. She was a registered nurse at Metropolitan Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Fairy Bell was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and several other historical organizations and a longtime member of Lake Canyon Yacht Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Parks Edwards, Jr. and son, James Perry Edwards. She is survived by her son, Richard P. Edwards, III of Austin; daughter, Evelyn Ann Edwards Stuckey and husband Victor of San Antonio; grandchildren, Rachel Edwards, Richard P. Edwards, IV, Aaron Stuckey and James Lee Edwards; and brother, Eugene McLemore of Trenton, Tennessee. The family will receive friends from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 16, 2012, at Porter Loring Mortuary North. Service Monday, January 16, 2012, 10:00 a.m. Porter Loring North Chapel. Pastor Rusty Rice will officiate. Interment will follow in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. You are invited to sign the Guestbook at www.porterloring. com Arrangements with Porter Loring Mortuary North. 2102 North Loop 1604 East. San Antonio, TX 78232 - (210) 495-8221 Published in Austin American-Statesman on January 13, 2012
  Person ID	I26291	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	James Perry McLemore,   b. 27 Feb 1894, Tennessee d. 10 Aug 1973, Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Thurzer Barker,   b. 31 Jul 1897, Gibson Wells, Gibson County, Tennessee d. 15 Dec 1979, Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	14 Feb 1915	Gibson County, Tennessee   [4]
  	A Transcription of the Rachel Dodd McLemore Bible, originally owned by Mrs. Rachel P. (Dodd) McLemore, Route 3, Humboldt, Tenn., is now in possession of her granddaughter, Fairy Bell (McLemore) Edwards, Canyon Lake, Tex., who has contributed a copy of the records to TGS. James Perry McLemore was married to Thurger Barker Feb. 14th, 1915 (International Series, The Holy Bible containing the Old and New Testaments translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. International. Small Pica Octavo. Clear Type Edition. The John C. Winston Co., Publishers of the International Series.) http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 89.
  Family ID	F8708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Parks Edwards,   b. 29 Oct 1926   d. 30 Nov 2007 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1949	Gibson County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  	Name: Richard Parks Edwards Spouse: Fairy Bell McLemore Marriage Date: 1949 Marriage County: Gibson Marriage State: Tennessee
  Family ID	F1287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2011

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Dec 1926 - Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee Marriage - Abt 1949 - Gibson County, Tennessee Death - 7 Jan 2012 - Canyon Lake, Comal County, Texas Burial - - Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Bexar County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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