Ira Ray McLemore

1918 - 1991  (72 years)

• Name	Ira Ray McLemore  [1, 2]
  Born	1 Dec 1918	Bronson, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Feb 1991	Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas   [2]
  Buried	16 Feb 1991	Liberty Hill Memorial Garden, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	As with his older brother, Ray was simply called Baby after he was born. Eventually, his siblings began calling him "Baby Ray" after their primers, and the name stuck. San Augustine Tribune Thursday, May 26, 1932, Vol. XXIV, Number 9 School Term Brought to Successful Close May, 1932: The San Augustine Grammar School had 36 students graduate: Johnny Alford, Jesse Gene Fussell, Carmen Fussell, Billy Partin, Kenneth Woods, Vernon Mills, Cade Downs, Ray McLEMORE, Clifton Mathews, Charles Allredge, R.E. Epps, J.B. Miler, Carl Fussell, Charles Haley, Thomas Ramsey, Herman Bates, Phil Greer, Raymond McEachern, Allen Coon, Nina Sheffield, Catherine Childers, Frances Stripling, Bernice Stevenson, Odelle Moore, Vera Helen Westbrook, Louise Miller, Dorothy Adams, Ruby Taylor, Maxine Cox, Virginia Greer, Fay Renfroe, Elouise Sossaman, Helen Harris, Alice Joy Ellington, Nell Greer and Maxine Hays (San Augustine Tribune, Thursday, April 27, 2006 "Decade of the Great Depression 1932" by Harry P. Noble) Ray served in the Phillipines during World War II. His gravesite has a military marker, embossed with a cross and with the inscription Pvt US Army World War II He made his living as a rancher, and he also owned and operated laundrymats in and around Sabine and San Augustine Counties. He retired to Nacogdoches. His obituary, dated February 21, 1991 from an unreferenced newspaper reads as follows: SERVICES FOR RAY McLEMORE Ira Ray McLemore, 72, of Nacogdoches died Thursday at Memorial Medical Center in Lufkin. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at San Augustine Church of Christ with burial at Liberty Hill Memorial Garden in San Augustine under the direction of Wyman Robert Funeral Home in San Augustine. Services were conducted by Bro. Don Skipper and Bro. Mark White. A native of Sabine County, he lived in Nacogdoches a number of years. He lived in San Augustine until a few years ago. He was retired owner of McLemore Laundries in San Augustine and Nacogdoches and was a U.S. Army veteren. Survivors include his wife, Opal McLemore of Nacogdoches; a son Vernon McLemore of Nacogdoches, as sister, Evon Tisdale of Lufkin, brothers Percy McLemore and Earl McLemore, both of San Augustine, Tommy McLemore of Houston and Lynn McLemore of San Augustine; three grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Dr. Henry McLemore, Dutch Murray, James Roland Fuller, Gilbert Garrett, Arley Hensarling, and Tom Smith. Honorary Pallbearers were Charles Bryan, Travis Price, Dr. Sam Gandy and Jessie Millard.
  Person ID	I57	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Vessie Eugene McLemore,   b. 1 Feb 1885, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 21 Jan 1952, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Nina Ophelia Fuller,   b. 15 Sep 1891, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas ,   d. 8 Jul 1980, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas  (Age 88 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1907	Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana   [3]
  	Nina's mother died six months after Nina's Fifteenth birthday. As the oldest girl, and second of eight children, all the day to day household tasks of caring for their large family immediately fell to her. To make matters worse, Nina's father had relatives who had moved to the fertile lower Rio Grande Valley to farm. They encouraged him to move down there as well. He had made several trips down to visit them, and to inspect land. Nina was desperately afraid of leaving her beloved east Texas. About this same time, Nina met Vessie McLemore met at a church revival. They enjoyed each other's company, and began secretly corresponding with each other. Vessie soon proposed, and in November 1907, they snuck across the river to Many, Louisiana and eloped. Nina had turned sixteen years old not quite two months earlier. Nina told her granddaughter, Melinda, that she and Vessie had only seen each other twice in person before their marriage. A photo exists that appears to be their wedding picture. Vessie is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and white bow tie, and Nina in a white dress, with a large flower in her hair. Witnesses at their wedding were, H. E. White, presumably Henry Ernest White--Vessie's first cousin-- and A. McGown [likely either Albert or Andrew McGown, brothers who lived nearby the young couple in Geneva, Texas]. The license was filed for record on 14 July 1908 in Volume 3, Page 272 of the Marriage Records of Sabine Parish, Louisiana by W. E. McNuly, clerk, oper J. J. McNuly, Deputy. Joe Fuller was not pleased with his daughters elopement. For at least several months after their wedding, the young couple avoided him. Rumors abounded that he might shoot Vessie on sight. Jan Tisdale, another granddaughter, remembers similar stories. Jan said that Nina's younger sisters were especially saddened by the hasty marriage. They lost both their mother and older sister in less than a year. Written by Melinda McLemore Strong, granddaughter, circa 1995 and revised periodically
  Documents		Fuller, Nina Ophelia marriage to Vessie E. McLemore, Many, Louisiana, 1907 Nina and Vessie eloped in Many, Louisiana, just across the state line from Sabine County, Texas, where they both grew up
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bernice Opal Hensarling,   b. 10 Jan 1918, Denning Community, San Augustine County, Texas ,   d. 23 Jan 2012, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas  (Age 94 years)
  Married	9 May 1937	Dallas, Dallas County, Texas   [2]
  	They are listed in the Shelby County, Texas marriage index. Perhaps this is where their license was obtained.
  Children	1. Vernon Earl McLemore,   b. 19 Jun 1938, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas ,   d. 19 May 2018, Nacogdoches County, Texas  (Age 79 years)   2. Linda Ann McLemore,   b. 14 Nov 1941, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas ,   d. 1 Jul 1985, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas  (Age 43 years)
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Dec 1918 - Bronson, Sabine County, Texas Married - 9 May 1937 - Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Died - 14 Feb 1991 - Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		McLemore, Ray ca 1918 Son of Vessie McLemore and Nina Fuller
  		McLemore, Percy ca 1920, with Evon, Earl and Ray The four oldest of the McLemore siblings, children of Nina (Fuller) and Vessie McLemore, ca 1920, Sabine County, Texas
  		McLemore, Ray ca 1922 with his brother Earl Ray (l) and Earl (r)
  		McLemore, Ray ca 1922 with his mother, Nina Ray and his mother, Nina (Fuller) McLemore
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  		McLemore, Vessie and Nina Family Reunion, October 1985, Broaddus, Texas l to r: Samantha Weimmer, Nina Ross (McLemore) Weimmer, Velta (Rawson) McLemore, Evelyn (McLemore) Sanders, Fred Sanders (kneeling), Evon (McLemore) Tisdale, Missy McLemore (Seated) with Lee Jay Rawcliffe on her knee, Melinda (McLemore) Strong, Tom Strong, Earl McLemore, Cassandra Weimmer, Lynn McLemore, Elma (Smith) McLemore, Percy McLemore, Dale Tisdale (facing left), Ray McLemore, Opal (Hensarling) McLemore, Tom McLemore
  		McLemore, Percy ca 1985 with Evon, Earl, Ray, Tom and Lynn The McLemore Siblings, Children of Nina Fuller and Vessie McLemore, October, 1985 Family Reunion at the Tisdale Lake House l to r: Percy, Evon, Earl, Ray, Tom and Lynn
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• Sources

  [S675] Strong, Melinda (McLemore) and Tisdale, Evon (McLemore): McLemore Reunion, Broaddus, Texas October 1985: Family Group Sheets prepared by each family and Personal Interview. [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.), # 86299794 (Reliability: 3). [S382] State of Louisiana, Parish of Sabine, Marriage License.