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Annie Leggett

Female 1926 - 2012  (85 years)


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  • Name Annie Leggett  [1
    Birth 31 Oct 1926  Seminary, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 1 Jan 2012  Bay Minette, Baldwin County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Oak Hill Cemetery, Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Annie Leggett McLemore, 85, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, January 1, 2012, at Oakwood Center for Living in Bay Minette. She was born on October 31, 1926, in Seminary, MS , the daughter of Mary Gladys Leggett and was raised by her late grandparents Phillip and Idella Leggett. She proudly made Atmore her home for over 50 years.

      She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, and friend. She will be missed by everyone for her sweet spirit, her willingness to help anyone in need, and her many acts of kindness and generosity.

      She worked at Porch Head Start for over 20 years and was a teacher for many of those years. She loved and cared deeply for all of her many students. After retiring from teaching, she went on to care for the elderly for several years. She was a faithful Christian and a member of Cross Point Baptist Church.

      She was the widow of Bert A. McLemore. She was also preceded in death by her first husband Woodrow Pitts, who was killed in action in WWII, her mother Mary Leggett, her brother Rufus James Moss and her grandson Joey Irby.

      She is survived by a loving family of two sons, Danny McLemore of Crawfordville, FL, and Glenn McLemore of Cape Coral, FL; and four daughters, Margaret and Fenton Miller of Charleston, SC, Diane and JR Maddox of Lutz, FL, Nita Monroe of Fairhope, AL, and Gina and Mitch White of Atmore; 14 grandchildren Evy MacNeil, Courtney Miller, John Irby, Daniel McLemore, Michael Maddox, Eric Maddox, Nicole McLemore, Paul McLemore, Adam McLemore, Blake Monroe, Amy Monroe, Clay White, Noah White, and Elise White; nine great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.

      Pallbearers are John Irby, Michael Maddox, Daniel McLemore, Eric Maddox, Courtney Miller, and Blake Monroe. Honorary pallbearers are Adam McLemore, Paul McLemore, Clay White, and Noah White.

      Funeral Service will be held Saturday January 7, 2012, at Cross Point Baptist Church in Atmore at 10 a.m. with burial following at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore.

      Family will receive friends Friday January 6, 2012, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m.

      Obituary above copied from her Find A Grave memorial page, and It is noted on her Find A Grave that although she also has a headstone next to her husband, Bert A. McLemore, at the Morriston Cemetery, she was buried (sic) at Cross Point Bapist Church in Atmore, Ala.
    Person ID I47125  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2018 

    Family 1 Walter W. Pitts,   b. 13 Jun 1918, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1944 (Age 26 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1944 
    Family ID F14075  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2018 

    Family 2 Bert A. McLemore,   b. 18 May 1920, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1973, Atmore, Escambia County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage Aft 1945 
    Family ID F14074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Apr 2018 

  • Sources 
    1. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), Memorial ID 58626443 and ID 83021128 (Reliability: 3).