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Ernest Deford McLemore

Male 1928 - 2000  (72 years)


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  • Name Ernest Deford McLemore 
    Birth 17 Jan 1928  Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Oct 2000  Hemphill, Sabine 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" by Robert Cecil McDaniel:

      World War II veteren. Navy. April 23, 1945 through July 30, 1946,


      THE SABINE COUNTY REPORTER, October 11, 2000, Page 13, Obituaries

      E.D. "DeFord" McLemore

      E.D. "DeFord" McLemore, 72, of Hemphill died Thursday, October 5, 2000, at Hemphill Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hemphill.

      McLemore, born Jan. 17, 1928, in Bronson as a son of the late Ira and Alma (Bragg) McLemore, had lived in Hemphill several years and was the owner of an asphalt paving company. He was a member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, and Shriners. He also served in the U.S. Navy as a World War II veteran.

      Survivors: wife, Elouise McLemore of Hemphill; son and daughter-in-law Randy and Terre McLemore of Nacogdoches;a brother, Rufus McLemore of Hemphill; and two granchildren, Hillary McLemore and Sara McLemore of Nacogdoches.

      Funeral services were held Oct. 8 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill with Bro. I.W. Ferguson, pastor of Johnson Missionary Baptish Church, officiating. Interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery.
    Person ID I331  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2023 

    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 Elouise Elizabeth Armstrong,   b. 25 Jan 1929, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 2012, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1947 
    • The Rootsweb Texas Marriage Index (1966-1997) shows a marriage date of 12/31/1989 in San Augustine for 61 year old Ernest and 60 year old Elouise.
    Children 
     1. Living
    Family ID F291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Jan 1928 - Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Oct 2000 - Hemphill, Sabine 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