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Rufus Maxie McLemore

Male 1923 - 2010  (87 years)


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  • Name Rufus Maxie McLemore  [1
    Birth 11 Aug 1923  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 Sep 2010  Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Per "Citizen Soldiers of Sabine County, Texas" by Robert Cecil McDaniel Texian Press (Waco), 1992 and Book Three "A Pictorial History of Sabine County, Texas" also by Robert Cecil McDaniel Texian Press (Waco), 1998:

      Marine Corps Platoon Sergeant Sixth Marine Division December 14, 1941 through October 13, 1945 Served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Bouganville, Northern Solomons, Guam, Okinawa Offensive Seriously wounded at Okinawa and medically evacuated to the United States Purple Heart.

      Obituary

      Rufus Maxie McLemore, 87, died Wednesday in the VA Hospital, Houston, TX. Rufus was born in Hemphill to Ira and Alma Bragg McLemore and was a lifetime resident of Hemphill. Rufus left school at an early age to join the CC's. When old enough he joined the Marine Corps and served in WW II. When he returned home he owned and operated McLemore's Garage until retirement.

      Rufus is survived by his son Maxie and wife Maryanne McLemore of Victoria, TX, his daughter Charlotte and husband Gene Peters of Cypress, TX, eight grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Clovis.

      Visitation will be from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in the Starr Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Military Honors. Burial will follow in the Hemphill Cemetery.

      Services are under the direction of Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill Texas. The guest book can be signed or condolences expressed to the family at www.starrfuneralhome.com

      (From www.toledochronicle.com)
      Also published in the San Augustine Tribune, September 23, 2010, page 10
    Person ID I329  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Nov 2018 

    Father Ira Henry Strickland White McLemore,   b. 29 Jan 1896, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1970, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Alma Clara Bragg,   b. 11 Mar 1906, Time, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1985, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 26 Nov 1922 
    Family ID F198  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clovis Lavern Hogan,   b. 9 Apr 1927, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 2010, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 25 May 1946 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F290  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Aug 1923 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Sep 2010 - Houston, Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    McLemore, DeFord, Roland and Rufus, ca 1931
    McLemore, DeFord, Roland and Rufus, ca 1931
    Sons of Ira McLemore and Alma Bragg

  • Sources 
    1. [S674] Tisdale, Evon McLemore-Family Member, Correspondence and Interviews.