Ernest Garth McLemore

1915 - 2012  (97 years)

• Name	Ernest Garth McLemore  [1]
  Birth	16 Jan 1915	Edna, Jackson County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Mar 2012	Clifton, Bosque County, Texas
  Notes	Ernest Garth McLemore, 97, of Valley Mills, Texas, passed away March 26, 2012, at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home. Funeral services will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Clifton. Interment will be at Our Savior's Lutheran Cemetery at Norse under the direction of Foss Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Mr. McLemore was born Jan. 16, 1915, in Edna, Texas. He was the son of Elbert and Mary Belle (Dyer) McLemore. He worked for the WPA in the 1940s. As a member of the Searsville Baptist Church, he was baptized in the Bosque River. In 1954, Mr. McLemore was confirmed in the Trinity Lutheran Church and has been a member ever since. He married his sweetheart, Evelyn Princella Carlson, on April 11, 1936, and she preceded him in death in 2009. Ernest had been a member of the John Armstrong Masonic Lodge #291 of Valley Mills for over 69 years. He and Evelyn were members of the Cotton Palace Chapter of the Good Sam's Club, and they owned and managed rental property for several years. Their independent business, McLemore Trucking, operated from 1936 to 1977, during which time Ernest also worked as a farmer, rancher, real estate broker, good citizen, and donated many hours of community service, most notably his lengthy 27 years of service as a volunteer fireman. During his service with the National Guard, combat rifle team of Company K, 143rd Infantry, his team won the honor of Official Bodyguard of Governor of Texas for one year. Mr. McLemore reigned as the statewide billiards champion (1st place winner) for eight years in the Texas Senior Games, and Ernest and Evelyn were frequent participants and winners in Central Texas Domino Tournaments. If asked, Ernest invariably lists as his most prized accomplishments, his family, friends, and his striving to lead a good Christian life. Mr. McLemore was preceded in death by his parents; wife; five brothers; three sisters; and a grandson, Rick Farrow. Survivors include his sons, Harlan McLemore and wife, Caren, of Hillsboro, and Darwin McLemore and wife, Lu, of Normangee; daughters, Wanda Hines and husband, Donn, of Clifton, Shelba Bland and husband, Joe, of Valley Mills, and Dr. Jonelle Farrow Chizum of Valley Mills; sisters-in-law, Ursula Carlson, Edna Carlson, and Tootsie Carlson; brother-in-law, Al Carlson; 16 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church, Lutheran Sunset Home, Valley Mills Fire Department or charity of your choice . Memorial guest book may be found at www.fossfuneralhome.com. January 16, 1915 - March 26, 2012
  Person ID	I39251	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	Elbert Henderson McLemore,   b. Between 1870 and 1878, Monroe County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary Belle Dyer,   b. Oct 1870, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1902
  Family ID	F11927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Evelyn Princella Carlson,   b. 8 Aug 1917   d. 15 Jan 2009, Valley Mills, Bosque County, Texas (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1936
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F11930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Texas, Hill County, JP 2 Enumerated 9 and 10 Jan 1920 SD 6 ED 45 Sheet 6B 100-103 (Reliability: 3).