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Dorothy Mildred Best

Female 1911 - 2005  (93 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Mildred Best  [1
    Birth 7 Dec 1911  Kirkland, Childress County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 2 Jun 2005  Iowa Park, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
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    • D. Mildred McLemore

      June 4, 2005

      Iowa Park- D. Mildred McLemore, 93, when home to be with her Lord on Thursday, Jun 2, 2005.

      Servicesx will be 2 p.m. Saturday, June 4, 2005, at Dutton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Kuykendall of Holliday, Texas, officiating. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Dutton Funeral Home.

      A resident of Iowas Park for 54 years, Mildred was born to William Henry and Lorena Frances (Varner) Best in Kirkland, Texas. She grew up in the Kamay, Burkburnett, and Iowa Park areas. She married O. S. Buddy McLemore December 20, 1930, in Walters, Okla. Mildred worked for Piggly Wiggly Food Stores 18 years, retiring in 1972. She was a member of the First Baptist Chruch of Iowa Park for 54 years where she was dedicated to her church work, visiting shut-ins and home bounds doind that she could for them, always having a smile for everyone. Mildred was a member of hte TOPS Club for several yhears. She was preceded in death by her husband, two sons, J. W. and Jerry; three sisters; and two brothers.

      Mrs. McLemore is survived by one son, Laurence McLemore and wife Helen of Iowa Park, sister, Syble Bodge of Moltonboro, N. H.; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; five great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

      Memorials may be made to Iowa Park Healthcare Center or Hospice of Wichita Falls.

      (Courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore)
    Person ID I24866  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Oliver Spears "Buddy" McLemore,   b. 28 Aug 1908, Dublin, Erath County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1986, Iowa Park, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 20 Dec 1930  Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Jerry Dene McLemore,   b. 9 Mar 1935, Coleman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1970, Bowie, Montague County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     3. Living
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    McLemore, Oliver Spears and Mildred
    McLemore, Oliver Spears and Mildred
    Mildred Best with her husband, Oliver Spears McLemore
    Family ID F8264  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Dec 1911 - Kirkland, Childress County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Dec 1930 - Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Jun 2005 - Iowa Park, Wichita County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php).