Benton Wilson McLemore

1912 - 1969  (56 years)

• Name	Benton Wilson McLemore  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	27 Jul 1912	Limestone County, Alabama   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Mar 1969	Athens, Limestone County, Alabama   [1, 3]
  Burial	Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama   [3]
  Notes	Lieutenant Benton McLemore Athens Police Department Alabama End of Watch: Friday, March 7, 1969 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Friday, March 7, 1969 Weapon Used: Shotgun Suspect Info: Commited Suicide Lieutenant McLemore was shot and killed after responding to the suspect's house to check on his welfare. The suspect was known to be mentally ill. When Lieutenant McLemore knocked on the suspect's door, the suspect shot and killed him with a shotgun. When back-up officers arrived the exchanged gunfire with the suspect, the suspect killed himself before he could be captured. http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.obits/115388/mb.ashx
  Person ID	I27742	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	John Melvin McLemore,   b. 22 Aug 1873, Alabama d. 16 Mar 1918, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Bettie" Wilson York,   b. 29 May 1873, Limestone County, Alabama d. 25 Feb 1928, Limestone County, Alabama (Age 54 years)
  Family ID	F8968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robbie Jane Kirk,   b. 5 Dec 1915, Limestone County, Alabama d. 21 Sep 1990, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Martha Dean McLemore,   b. 1 Apr 1935, Limestone County, Alabama d. 5 Apr 1935, Limestone County, Alabama (Age 0 years)   2. Jackie McLemore,   b. 21 Jan 1948, Limestone County, Alabama d. 21 Jan 1948, Limestone County, Alabama (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F14070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Jul 1912 - Limestone County, Alabama Death - 7 Mar 1969 - Athens, Limestone County, Alabama Burial - - Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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