Frank McLemore

Notes:

Thought to be the same Frank McLemore that was the father of William N. McLemore (b. 1873 Alabama) who lived in Carbon Hill, Walker County, Alabama at the time of the 1900 census through 1940 census (though listing not found for 1920). The Alabama, Deaths and Burial Index, 1881-1974 shows that Willie N. McLemore, born ca 1873 and died 17 Dec 1947 in Carbon Hill, Fayette (sic), Alabama was the son of Frank and Martha McLemore. It also appears that William McLemore of Carbon Hill was a brother of John Edward McLemore of Carbon Hill, Alabama.

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Census Listings:

1870 Census
Mississippi, Chickasaw County, Post Office Buena Vista
Enumerated 2 July 1870
Page 39, stamped 145

322-310
McLemore, Frank 25 M W Farmer $500 $375 Alabama
McLemore, Mary A 26 F Keeping House $--- $100 Alabama
McLemore, Martha 2 F Miss
Hu???, Samuel 11 M W Domestic Servant Miss

Also living in Chickasaw County, Mississippi at the time o
f the 1870 census were Sterling P. McLemore (born ca 1826) and William McLemore (born bet 1821-1835), both thought to be sons of Abner McLemore of Lawrence County, Alabama. Could Frank be related to them?

Family/Spouse: Mary ???. Mary was born about 1844 in Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Middle name said to be Newton.

Assumed, but not proven, to be a brother of John C. McLemore, the husband of Medina Loue "Dena" Swindle? They lived near each other at the time of the 1900 census, and were listed as adjacent families as of the 1910 census. Both census enumerations were in Walker County, Alabama.

The transcribed info on his FindAGrave memorial page instead has his year of birth as 1873. A photo of his marker shows this same year of birth, and also has an inscription indiciating he was a member of the Church of Christ for 35 years.

The Alabama, Deaths and Burial Index, 1881-1974 shows that Willie N. McLemore, born ca 1873 and died 17 Dec 1947 in Carbon Hill, Fayette, Alabama was the son of Frank and Martha McLemore.

Could this couple be his parents?


1870 Census
Mississippi, Chickasaw County, Post Office Buena Vista
Enumerated 2 July 1870
Page 39, stamped 145
322-310
McLemore, Frank 25 M W Farmer $500 $375 Alabama
McLemore, Mary A 26 F Keeping House $--- $100 Alabama
McLemore, Martha 2 F Miss
Hu???, Samuel 11 M W Domestic Servant Miss

Also living in Chickasaw County, Mississippi at the time o
f the 1870 census were Sterling P. McLemore (born ca 1826) and William McLemore (born bet 1821-1835), both thought to be sons of Abner McLemore of Lawrence County, Alabama. Could Frank be related to them?

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Alabama, Walker County, Twp 12 R 9 Beat 6 Carbon Hill
Enumerated 11 June 1900
SD 6 ED 141 Sheet 18B
248-252
McLemore, William N Hd W M May 1876 24 M 0 Ala Ala Miss Coal Miner
McLemore, Leona P Wf W F Jan 1877 23 M 0 0.0 Ala Ga NC

Other McLemore's in Walker county, Alabama:

Alabama, Walker, Carbon Hill, Twp 13 R 9 Beat 5 Carbon Hill
Enumerated 13 June 1900
SD 6 ED 141 Sheet 16B
319-325
McLemore, Arthur Boarder W M Aug 1872 27 S Miss Irland? Irland? Engineer Coal Mine

Alabama, Walker, Pr 7 (Beach Grove)
Enumerated 2 June 1900
SD 6 ED 142 Sheet 1B
11-11 A.C. and Nancy Swindle
13-13
McLemore, John Hd W M May 1878 22 M 0 Ala Ala Ala Farmer
McLemore, Susan E Wf W F May 1885 15 M 0 Ala Ala Ala


1910 Census
Alabama, Walker County, Pr. 5
Enumerated 29 April 1910
SD ? ED 175 Sheet 25A
513-526
McLemore, John Hd M W 34 m1 10 Miss Miss Miss Miner Coal Mines
McLemore, Dina Wif F W 25 M1 10 4/4 Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Ruby Dtr F W 9 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Gussie S. Dtr F W 7 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Nellie Dtr F W 4 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Johnnie Dtr F W 2 S Ala Ala Ala
514-527
McLemore, William Hd M W 34 M1 10 Ala Ala Miss Farmer
McLemore, Leona Wf F W 22 M1 10 5/3 Ala Ga SC
McLemore, Carl Son m W 8 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, William F. Son M W 5 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Carrie Son M W 2 S Ala Ala Ala

1920 Census
Not locatoed

1930 Census
Alabama, Walker County, Precinct 26 Kansas
Enumerated April 22, 1930
111-114
McLemore, William N. Hd M W 54 M 24 Ala US US Farmer
McLemore, Leona P Wf F W 53 M 23 Ala Ga NC
McLemore, Canie L Son M W 22 M 22 Ala Miss Ala Machine helper Coal Mines
McLemroe, James E Son M W 16 S Ala Miss Ala
McLemore, Joe E. Son M W 11 S Ala Miss Ala Laborer Farm

1940 Census
Alabama, Walker County, E.P. 26 Kansas
Enumerated April 16, 1940
SD 7 ED 64-38 Sheet 9A
Iron Mountain Road
149
McLemore, Henry Head M W 29 M M no H-4 Ala Operator Saw Mill Same place
McLemore, Gertrude Wf F W 29 M No C-4 Ala same place
McLemore, Delaris Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala same place
150
McLemore, Will Head M W 65 M No 5 Ala Operator Farm same house
McLemore, Leona Wf F W 64 M No 5 Ala same house
McLemore, Clifford Son M W 26 S No H-1 Ala same house
151
McLemore, Joe Head M W 21 M No 6 Ala Coal Loader Coal Mine same place
McLemore, Willie Lee Wf F W 22 M No 7 Ala R Walker Ala
McLemore, Joe Anne Dtr F W 1 S No 0 Ala
152
McLemore, Carl Head M W 39 No H1 Ala Carpenter W.P.A. same place
McLemore, Maudie Wf F W 39 M No 7 Ala same place
McLemore, Berniece Dtr F W 12 S Yes 5 Ala Same House
McLemore, Lois Dtr F W 10 S Yes 3 Ala Same House
McLemore, Nell Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala Same House
McLemore, Bettye Joe Dtr F W s No 0 Ala Same House

William married Leona P. Bridges about 1900 in Walker County, Alabama. Leona was born on 5 Jan 1876 in Alabama; died on 7 May 1940; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thought, but not proven, to be the brother of William McLemore, the husband of Leona Bridges? They lived near each other at the time of the 1900 census, and were listed as adjacent families as of the 1910 census. Both census enumerations were in Walker County, Alabama.

On the "Weddle Family Tree" on Ancestry.com, he is shown as John Edward McLemore, a son of Frank M. McLemore and Mary Anne Hussey, and grandson of Calvin and Martha McLemore, and great grandson of Wilson McLemore. John's siblings are shown as Martha, William Newton McLemore (b. 1873), and Mary Elizabeth.

Not proven, so more research should be done.

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Alabama, Walker County, Twp 12 R 9 Beat 6 Carbon Hill
Enumerated 11 June 1900
SD 6 ED 141 Sheet 18B
248-252
McLemore, William N Hd W M May 1876 24 M 0 Ala Ala Miss Coal Miner
McLemore, Leona P Wf W F Jan 1877 23 M 0 0.0 Ala Ga NC

Alabama, Walker, Carbon Hill, Twp 13 R 9 Beat 5 Carbon Hill
Enumerated 13 June 1900
SD 6 ED 141 Sheet 16B
319-325
McLemore, Arthur Boarder W M Aug 1872 27 S Miss Irland? Irland? Engineer Coal Mine

Alabama, Walker, Pr 7 (Beach Grove)
Enumerated 2 June 1900
SD 6 ED 142 Sheet 1B
11-11 A.C. and Nancy Swindle
13-13
McLemore, John Hd W M May 1878 22 M 0 Ala Ala Ala Farmer
McLemore, Susan E Wf W F May 1885 15 M 0 Ala Ala Ala

1910 Census
Alabama, Walker County, Pr. 5
Enumerated 29 April 1910
SD ? ED 175 Sheet 25A
513-526
McLemore, John Hd M W 34 m1 10 Miss Miss Miss Miner Coal Mines
McLemore, Dina Wif F W 25 M1 10 4/4 Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Ruby Dtr F W 9 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Gussie S. Dtr F W 7 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Nellie Dtr F W 4 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Johnnie Dtr F W 2 S Ala Ala Ala
514-527
McLemore, William Hd M W 34 M1 10 Ala Ala Miss Farmer
McLemore, Leona Wf F W 22 M1 10 5/3 Ala Ga SC
McLemore, Carl Son m W 8 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, William F. Son M W 5 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Carrie Son M W 2 S Ala Ala Ala

1920 Census
Texas, Mills County, JP and Voting Box 28
Enumerated 10 and 11 March 1920
SD 17 ED 168 Sheet 3B
Hamilton and Goldtwaite Road
Indexed on Ancestry.com as Mcle
J. E. Mclemore age 47 Miss Miss Miss Farmer
Dena Mclemore age 35 Ala Ala Ala
Ruby Mclemore age 18 Ala Miss Ala
Lois Mclemore age 16 Ala Miss Ala
Nellie Mclemore age 14 Ala Miss Ala
Jennie Mclemore age 12 Ala Miss Ala
Arthur Mclemore age 9 Ala Miss Ala
Christine Mclemore age 4 Ala Miss Ala
Harry Mclemore age 2 Ala Miss Ala

John married Medina "Dena" Lou Swindle on 28 Feb 1900 in Jasper, Walker County, Alabama. Medina was born on 31 Dec 1886 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 10 Dec 1960 in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma; was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Form SS-5, completed in December 1936, listed his employer as Moss & McCormick of Howard, Alabama.

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
Alabama, Walker County, Kansas
Enumerated 22 Apr 1930
ED 64-30 SD 1 Sheet 71 Stamped 152
123-126
McLemore, Carl H Head M WE 28 M 26 Ala Miss Ala Contractor Coal Mine
McLemore, Maudie D Wf F W 30 M 27 Ala Ga Ga
McLemore, Edna B Dtr F W 2 5/12 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Lois D Dtr F W 2/12 S Ala Ala Ala

1940 Census
Alabama, Walker County, E.P. 26 Kansas
Enumerated April 16, 1940
SD 7 ED 64-38 Sheet 9A
Iron Mountain Road
149
McLemore, Henry Head M W 29 M M no H-4 Ala Operator Saw Mill Same place
McLemore, Gertrude Wf F W 29 M No C-4 Ala same place
McLemore, Delaris Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala same place
150
McLemore, Will Head M W 65 M No 5 Ala Operator Farm same house
McLemore, Leona Wf F W 64 M No 5 Ala same house
McLemore, Clifford Son M W 26 S No H-1 Ala same house
151
McLemore, Joe Head M W 21 M No 6 Ala Coal Loader Coal Mine same place
McLemore, Willie Lee Wf F W 22 M No 7 Ala R Walker Ala
McLemore, Joe Anne Dtr F W 1 S No 0 Ala
152
McLemore, Carl Head M W 39 No H1 Ala Carpenter W.P.A. same place
McLemore, Maudie Wf F W 39 M No 7 Ala same place
McLemore, Berniece Dtr F W 12 S Yes 5 Ala Same House
McLemore, Lois Dtr F W 10 S Yes 3 Ala Same House
McLemore, Nell Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala Same House
McLemore, Bettye Joe Dtr F W s No 0 Ala Same House

Carl married Maudie Dee Estes about 1927, and was divorced in May 1958 in Walker County, Alabama. Maudie was born on 23 Dec 1898 in Alabama; died on 2 Nov 1994 in Orange County, Florida; was buried in Beal Memorial Cemetery, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The Alabama Deaths and Burial Index shows he was married to Beatrice McLemore.

A scan of his obituary has been posted to his FindAGrave Memorial page, created by David Woody, and is transcribed below:

McLemore Rites

Fayett-Double funeral services for Clarence Billy McLemore, 29, of Rock City, Ala, and his father, Cannie Lee McLemore, 52, of Eldridge, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Fayett County, directed by Vessey's Funeral Home.

The two men were electrocuted Sunday afternoon in Eldridge on top of the older McLemore's tin-roofed house adjusting an aerial when it toppled into a nearby power line carrying 7,800 volts.

Services for Cannie Lee McLemore will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Simmons with burial in the church cemetery. Serving as active pallbeares will be Odd Fellows.

Cannie Lee McLemore, born in Walker County, was an insurance salesman and a member of the Church of Christ. He was married to the former Beatrice McClesky.

Surviving are his wife, four brothers, Carl, Henry, Joe and Bill McLemore, and three grandchildren.

Services for Clarence Bill McLemore will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Tucker with burial in the Gregg Cemetery.

Born in Walker County, he was the son of Mrs. Beatrice McLemore and the late Cannie Lee McLemore. A coal miner, he was married to the former Charlotte Norris.

Suriving are his wife, mother, and three children.

Canie married Beatrice McCluskey about 1930. Beatrice was born on 25 May 1913 in Alabama; died on 9 Nov 1974 in Jasper, Walker County, Alabama; was buried in Tucker Cemetery, Eldridge, Walker County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Alabama Death Certificate shows he was married to Gertrude McLemore.

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Census Listings:

1940 Census
Alabama, Walker County, E.P. 26 Kansas
Enumerated April 16, 1940
SD 7 ED 64-38 Sheet 9A
Iron Mountain Road
149
McLemore, Henry Head M W 29 M M no H-4 Ala Operator Saw Mill Same place
McLemore, Gertrude Wf F W 29 M No C-4 Ala same place
McLemore, Delaris Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala same place
150
McLemore, Will Head M W 65 M No 5 Ala Operator Farm same house
McLemore, Leona Wf F W 64 M No 5 Ala same house
McLemore, Clifford Son M W 26 S No H-1 Ala same house
151
McLemore, Joe Head M W 21 M No 6 Ala Coal Loader Coal Mine same place
McLemore, Willie Lee Wf F W 22 M No 7 Ala R Walker Ala
McLemore, Joe Anne Dtr F W 1 S No 0 Ala
152
McLemore, Carl Head M W 39 No H1 Ala Carpenter W.P.A. same place
McLemore, Maudie Wf F W 39 M No 7 Ala same place
McLemore, Berniece Dtr F W 12 S Yes 5 Ala Same House
McLemore, Lois Dtr F W 10 S Yes 3 Ala Same House
McLemore, Nell Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala Same House
McLemore, Bettye Joe Dtr F W s No 0 Ala Same House

Family/Spouse: Mary Gertrude Kimbrell. Mary was born on 3 Apr 1907 in Alabama; died on 6 Nov 1997; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1940 he was married to a Willie Lee, and they had one daughter.

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Census Listings:

1940 Census
Alabama, Walker County, E.P. 26 Kansas
Enumerated April 16, 1940
SD 7 ED 64-38 Sheet 9A
Iron Mountain Road
149
McLemore, Henry Head M W 29 M M no H-4 Ala Operator Saw Mill Same place
McLemore, Gertrude Wf F W 29 M No C-4 Ala same place
McLemore, Delaris Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala same place
150
McLemore, Will Head M W 65 M No 5 Ala Operator Farm same house
McLemore, Leona Wf F W 64 M No 5 Ala same house
McLemore, Clifford Son M W 26 S No H-1 Ala same house
151
McLemore, Joe Head M W 21 M No 6 Ala Coal Loader Coal Mine same place
McLemore, Willie Lee Wf F W 22 M No 7 Ala R Walker Ala
McLemore, Joe Anne Dtr F W 1 S No 0 Ala
152
McLemore, Carl Head M W 39 No H1 Ala Carpenter W.P.A. same place
McLemore, Maudie Wf F W 39 M No 7 Ala same place
McLemore, Berniece Dtr F W 12 S Yes 5 Ala Same House
McLemore, Lois Dtr F W 10 S Yes 3 Ala Same House
McLemore, Nell Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala Same House
McLemore, Bettye Joe Dtr F W s No 0 Ala Same House

Notes:

She was listed as Lois Marie Hopper on her Texas Death Certifcate, a resident of Pasedena and Public School Teacher. She died at the Texas Medical Center in Houston of ovarian cancer.

Notes:

On the Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, she is lsited as Johnye Johnson, Jonye E. Johnson, and Johnye McLemore.

Notes:

At the time of the 1930 census, he was a lodger in a boarding home in Oklahoma City, listed as Arthur C. McLemore, Male, White, 18, Single, born Ala, parents born Miss and Ala, and occupation: Laborer, Odd Jobs. Year: 1930; Census Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Roll: 1920; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0117; Image: 730.0; FHL microfilm: 2341654

Obituary, copied from his FindAGrave memorial page, created by MillieBelle:

One of 13 children born to John and Dena McLemore, my grandparents. In the 30's he and Mae moved to Alvin, Texas, a bustling oilfield town on the Gulf Coast south of Houston. He opened a variety store there and A.C. and Mae would keep the store open all hours so the oilfield workers would stop for coffee and to buy something. He and Mae built a business that had stores in several towns of S.E. Texas and employed mostly family members as store managers. A.C. had a head for business and saw the coming of Gibson's and what was to be WalMart so he sold to Wacker's in the mid-60s and retired to build a catfish farm at Albion, Oklahoma on the Kiamichi River. He died from an instantly fatal heart attack there in the cabin with Mae. John Edward McLemore of Talihina, Oklahoma was the only child and he is the namesake of his Grandfather.
(From Contributor #48336476)

Family/Spouse: Mae Coble. Mae was born on 4 Jan 1913 in Figure Five, Crawford County, Arkansas; died on 24 Jul 1996 in Talihina, Le Flore County, Oklahoma; was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On the Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015 she is listed as Christine Anlu McLemore, Christine McLemore Smith, and Christine Smith.

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate indicates he was a clerk at a Dry Goods store, and died in an auto accident. Informant was Mrs. A. C. McLemore. He was buried in Alvin.

Family/Spouse: Raymond Bristow. Raymond was born on 27 Feb 1920; died on 2 Mar 1998; was buried in Confederate Cemetery, Alvin, Brazoria County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate listed his occupation as "Variety Store", and also showed he was a veteran of World War II. On his FindAGrave memorial page, created by Julie Karen Hancock, it is further shown that he was a "MSGT Ordinance Department." He shares a double marker with wife, Hortense. Her maiden name and dates were not yet engraved.

Notes:

GIBBONS -- Betty Grey McLemore, 79, loving wife, mother, grandmother and devoted sister, went home to be with the Lord Friday, July 15, 2005 at her home in Arlington, TX. Funeral: 11 a.m., Monday, July 18, 2005, at Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ, 6102 W. Pleasant Ridge Road, Arlington. Burial: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oak Hill Cemetery, McAlester, OK. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Sunday, Moore Funeral Home, 1219 N. Davis Dr., Arlington. Memorials: Donations may be sent in her name to Hope Harbor Children's Home, P.O. Box 1047, Claremore, OK 74018.

Betty Grey Gibbons was born on December 27, 1925 in McAlester, OK, to John Edward and Dena Swindle McLemore. She grew up in McAlester as part of a large, loving family, graduating from McAlester High School in 1944. While working as a Secretary in the county courthouse she met and married William L. Gibbons (Colonel, U.S.A.F. retired) on November 22, 1947. Bill and Betty were residents of Tulsa from 1979 to 1992 and attended Park Plaza Church of Christ.

Betty was a faithful member of The Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ in Arlington, and spent countless hours volunteering at Arlington Memorial Hospital, Mission Printing and the Philbrook Art Museum in Tulsa.

She was preceded in death by her husband and 10 older brothers and sisters. Survivors: sister, Patsy McLemore Weddle, of Sallisaw, OK; daughters, Linda Lee and husband, Ren, of Arlington, Gail Cummins and husband, William, of Fort Worth, TX, Dena Goetz and husband, Matt, of Fort Worth and Alesia Jill Gibbons of Arlington; grandsons, William Lee, John Lee, Reid Goetz, Benjamin Goetz and Michael Goetz; numerous nieces and nephews; loving family and friends. Moore Funeral Home (817) 275-2711

Copied from www.tulsaworld.com

Betty married Col. William Lester Gibbons on 22 Nov 1947. William was born on 8 Feb 1922 in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma; died on 11 Sep 1986 in Oklahoma; was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edna married John Roses, Jr on 9 Jan 1945 in Escambia County, Florida. John (son of John Roses and Maud M. Everhart) was born on 9 Nov 1925 in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida; died on 22 Nov 2014 in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida; was buried in Beal Memorial Cemetery, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

McLemore Rites

Fayett-Double funeral services for Clarence Billy McLemore, 29, of Rock City, Ala, and his father, Cannie Lee McLemore, 52, of Eldridge, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Fayett County, directed by Vessey's Funeral Home.

The two men were electrocuted Sunday afternoon in Eldridge on top of the older McLemore's tin-roofed house adjusting an aerial when it toppled into a nearby power line carrying 7,800 volts.

Services for Cannie Lee McLemore will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Simmons with burial in the church cemetery. Serving as active pallbeares will be Odd Fellows.

Cannie Lee McLemore, born in Walker County, was an insurance salesman and a member of the Church of Christ. He was married to the former Beatrice McClesky.

Surviving are his wife, four brothers, Carl, Henry, Joe and Bill McLemore, and three grandchildren.

Services for Clarence Bill McLemore will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Tucker with burial in the Gregg Cemetery.

Born in Walker County, he was the son of Mrs. Beatrice McLemore and the late Cannie Lee McLemore. A coal miner, he was married to the former Charlotte Norris.

Suriving are his wife, mother, and three children.

Family/Spouse: Charlotte Norris. Charlotte was born on 10 Mar 1929; died on 5 May 1997; was buried in Griggs Place Cemetery, Winfield, Marion County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Headstone shows her name at death was Delaris McLemore Keller.

Notes:

His FindAGrave memorial page, created by Rose, had the following brief biography of Leon:

Leon was a resident of Carbon Hill, Alabama. He was in the US Marine Corp from 1959-1963 and was a coal miner and was self employed in excavation.

Mr. McLemore was preceded in death by his parents Henry McLemore and Gertrude Kimbrell McLemore; sisters Delaris and McDonald Keller.

Notes:

Obituary, copied from his FindAGrave memorial page, created by Beanie Ragan Adams:


JOHN MCLEMORE, 67, of Talihina, Okla. went home to be with Jesus on February 13, 2011. Son of Arthur Clinton and Mae Coble McLemore, he began his journey on this earth in Alvin, Texas on October 10, 1943. John grew up in Alvin and told countless stories of playing with his cousins and friends, fishing in the Gulf, hunting with his dad, and working in his parents five and dime variety stores. He accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at a young age. He began using his God-given gift of singing in church as a minister. He was the music minister at the First Baptist Church in Talihina for over 35 years. He loved the Lord, and loved his church family. John graduated high school from Allan Military Academy. He bought his first street rod during his freshman year of college at Sam Houston State University, in Huntsville, Texas. Street rodding would become his life long passion. For a short time after college he managed several A & W Root Beer Franchises. He moved to Tuskahoma, Oklahoma in 1970. He partnered with his father, built and developed the Kiamichi Fish Farm. John married the love of his life Martha Ann Boston, on October 2, 1971. They had three children together and his commitment and love for all of them was beyond measure. Rare was the day that he didn't say "I love you" multiple times. He owned and operated the Western Auto in Talihina until 1986. Soon thereafter, he began teaching art at Talihina Public School. He would often say, "teaching is what I should have been doing all my life." Mr. Mac absolutely adored his students. No doubt about it, he was an avid Tiger fan. He could be found Friday nights, 2nd row from the top, on the fifty yard line, cow bells in hand. To many of his street rod buddies he was known as "Talihina John", or just "TJ". He was a founding member of the "No Name Gang", and would spend countless hours talking about, and building hot rods with this brotherhood of friends. He established the "Talihina Fun Run" in 1998, and has hosted it for the last 12 years. The Talihina Fun Run always ended with a meal at John's home and a stroll through his "Field of Dreams." He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents John Edward and Dena McLemore, and maternal grandparents Omar Shaw and Alice Coble, and his parents. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Martha Ann McLemore, of the home; daughter Rebecca McLemore of Talihina; son Clinton and Kim McLemore of Ardmore; daughter Stephanie McLemore of Ardmore; and three grandchildren, Kadie, Jonathan, and Rachael McLemore of Ardmore; and "adopted" son Alex Barron, of Spiro. He was the brother-in-law of Donna and the late Bill Baggett, Janice and Paul Lawson, and JD Boston all of Talihina. He leaved numerous other cherished relatives, and friends. While he will be greatly missed by his family and friends, we rejoice in knowing he has completed his journey here, and is at home with his Lord. John was a member of the Talihina Lions Club for 24 years.

Services will be held on Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Talihina High School Gym, with Reverend Mark Cook and Reverend Carrol Redwine officiating. Interment will follow at the Old Talihina Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of Talihina Funeral Home, Talihina, Oklahoma.