Maj. John Chalkley McLemore

1931 - 2015  (84 years)

• Name	Maj. John Chalkley McLemore  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	8 Feb 1931	Wise, Wise County, Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Aug 2015	Austin, Travis County, Texas   [3]
  Buried	Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, Killeen, Bell County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	John retired from the Air Force after 20 years of service. He later moved to Austin, and was employed by the State of Texas. Major John McLemore, USAF, Retired, passed peacefully in his Austin home Saturday, August 1, 2015 at the age of 84 years. Major McLemore was born February 8, 1931 in Wise, Virginia. John was married to Thelma Roberts for 60 1/2 years. John is survived by his and Thelma's four children, Gregory Scott McLemore (wife Matilde), Deborah Lynn McLemore, Karen Beth McLemore Craig (husband David) and Jennifer Lea McLemore Ready (husband Frank). John is also survived by his sisters Barbara Stevenson of Lexington, KY and Betty Roberts of Wise, VA as well as numerous nieces and nephews. John and Thelma have 10 grandchildren, Justin McLemore, Megan McLemore, Logan McLemore, Colton Craig, Cosette Craig, Scarlet Craig, Cullen Perry, Staton Perry, Haylee Adams and Ella Ready. Known to the family as "Pop", Pop was a gracious gentleman and loved his family deeply. A private burial will be held Tuesday, August 4, 2015, for family, at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, 11463 State Highway 195, Killeen, Texas 76542, 254-616-1770. Public Church Memorial Services for a Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2015, at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Round Rock Texas, 306 Round Rock Avenue, Round Rock, Texas, 78664, 512-255-3454. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your charity of choice.
  Person ID	I34158	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2015

  
  

  Father	James Monroe McLemore,   b. 19 Sep 1883, Virginia ,   d. 7 Mar 1969, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth Fugate,   b. 16 Feb 1901, Claiborne County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Nov 1946, Wise, Wise County, Virginia  (Age 45 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1921	Claiborne County, Tennessee   [1, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F9550	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	31 May 2009
  Family ID	F10831	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Feb 1931 - Wise, Wise County, Virginia Died - 1 Aug 2015 - Austin, Travis County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S587] McLemore, Colby Fugate, Sr. "The McLemore Family History" (Unpublished Typescript, November 16, 1985). [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Virginia, Wise County, Wise Town Enumerated April 12, 1940 SD 9 ED 98-4 Sheet 5A Beginning Sprint Street 69-0-2000-No (Reliability: 3). [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.), # 150181929 (Reliability: 3). [S56] Ancestry.com - Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database online]. [S1851] Ancestry.com - Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911 [database online].