Elsie Edgar: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Elsie Edgar was born on 31 Jan 1919 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri (daughter of Stephen Edgar and Louise Stogsdill); died on 24 Jul 2011 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.

Notes:

Obituary as copied from her FindAGrave memorial page, created by "drbuck"

Decatur-Elsie E. (Edgar) Buckmaster, 92 of Decatur, passed away 2:50 am Sunday, July 24, 2011 at Fair Havens Christian Home.

Elsie was born on January 31, 1919 in St. Louis, MO the daughter of Steve and Louise (Stogsdill) Edgar. After her father died, Elsie's mother remarried to Melvin McLemore, and they and her sister, Eileen, lived in Niantic, IL before moving to Decatur. Elsie married William "Glen" Buckmaster on April 10, 1944 in Decatur. Glen preceded her in death September 13, 1996 and Elsie continued living alone until she could no longer care for herself and her home and eventually lived out her life in a nursing facility.

Elsie was a long time member of West Side Nazarene Church where she served as secretary/treasurer for many years. She and her husband, Glen, also ran Buckmaster Market on Grand Avenue for many years. She and Glen were sincere Christians now reunited with Jesus in Heaven. As dog lovers, any memorials may be directed to the Humane Society of Decatur on Martin L. King Street in Decatur.

Left to cherish her memories are her sister Beverly (McLemore-Botts) Heger of Decatur and her brother Dale (wife - Betty) McLemore of Clinton, IL; nephews Scott (wife ? Cathy) Wilkinson, of Decatur; Grover (wife ? Arlene) Wilkinson of Denver, NC; and great-niece Kathy (husband ? Mike) Taylor of Monrovia, CA. Cousins include Sally Hause, Aiken, SC; Darrell (wife ? Dottie) Deem of Decatur; Kenneth (wife ? Jane) Gordon of Decatur; Virginia Samuel of Clinton, IL; and Pat (husband ? James) Bailey of Decatur. Also, special friends Don and Theresa Couch of Decatur.

Elsie was reunited in Heaven with her parents, her husband, twin brothers Darrell and Jerrold Edgar who died in infancy, her brother David McLemore and her sister Eileen Wilkinson.

Visitation for Elsie will be from 6 ? 8:00 pm on Wednesday, July 27, 2011 at Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home. Graveside services to celebrate Elsie's life will be 10:00 am Thursday, July 28, 2011 in Graceland Cemetery.

The family of Elsie Buckmaster has entrusted the care of their loved one to Graceland/Fairlawn Funeral Home, 2091 N. Oakland Avenue, Decatur, IL. View the on line obituary and send condolences to the family at www.gracelandfairlawn.com.

Family/Spouse: William Glen Buckmaster. William was born on 30 May 1908 in Illinois; died on 13 Sep 1996 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

2. Stephen Edgar was born before 1893 in Missouri; and died.
Stephen married Louise Stogsdill about 1915. Louise was born about 1893 in Missouri; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Louise Stogsdill was born about 1893 in Missouri; and died.

Notes:

She was married first to Steven Edgar.

Children:

Eileen Edgar was born about 1916 in Illinois; and died.
1. Elsie Edgar was born on 31 Jan 1919 in St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri; died on 24 Jul 2011 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois; was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois.