Dempsey Lynn McClelland

1953 - 2024  (70 years)

• Name	Dempsey Lynn McClelland  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	17 Dec 1953	Nacogdoches County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	4 Mar 2024	Tyler, Smith County, Texas
  Burial	8 Mar 2024	Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	Dempsey Lynn McClelland, 70, of Bronson, Texas, passed away on March 4, 2024, in Tyler, Texas. He was born on December 17, 1953, in Nacogdoches, Texas, to Dempsey Daniel McClelland and Lougena Jones McClelland. Lynn was a lifetime resident of Bronson, Texas, and worked in construction as a Crane Operator for many years. In his free time, Lynn loved working in his yard, keeping everything neat and clean. He enjoyed mowing and gardening, tending to flowers, watching birds, and his pine trees. He also had a passion for fishing and hunting, motorcycles, cars, and especially cherished his '81 Corvette. Lynn was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Highlands, Texas. Lynn will be dearly missed and is survived by his loving wife of 21 years, Debra McClelland of Bronson, daughters, April McClelland of Highlands, Natasha McClelland of Lumberton, Texas, stepson, David Counts of Arkansas, stepdaughter, Brandy Yancy of Arkansas, brothers, Dee Royce McClelland of Bronson and Gale McClelland and wife, Brenda, of Hemphill, sisters, Penny Coulter and husband, Jed, of San Augustine, and Jamie Ann McClelland of Pineland, grandchildren, Terry McCannless, Ivey Yancey, Morgan McClelland, Kaelynn Smith and husband, Kane, Aubree Larson, and Wesley Knight, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dempsey and Lougena McClelland, and sister, Sonjal Woods. Visitation will take place from 4:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas The funeral service will commence at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 8, 2024, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel, with Bro. Curtis James White and Rocky White officiating. Burial will follow services in Plainview Cemetery with Randy Janik, Travis Black, Carlton Ashton, Brian Nixon, Waylon Symmank and Heston Krumnow serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearer is Ron Istre. Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home website Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, March 13, 2024, Page 4
  Person ID	I38271	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Dempsey Daniel McClelland,   b. 10 Oct 1929, Sabine County, Texas d. 19 Sep 2012, Newton, Newton County, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Lougena Jones,   b. 22 May 1933, Sabine County, Texas d. 17 Oct 2011, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1951  [4]
  Family ID	F11703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Dec 1953 - Nacogdoches County, Texas Death - 4 Mar 2024 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas Burial - 8 Mar 2024 - Plainview Cemetery (aka Plainview Family Cemetery), Pineland, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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