1944
Ida
2006
Ida Lee McLemore
September 3, 1944 — March 19, 2006
Ida Lee McLemore, (nee Robinson), 86, of Lorain, died Sunday, March 19, 2006 at Lorain Manor Nursing Home following a lengthy illness.
She was born September 3, 1919 in Town Creek, Alabama, living in Richmond Indiana before coming to Elyria in 1944. She has been a resident of Lorain since 1972.
She was a member of Church on the North Coast, and enjoyed cooking for her grandchildren.
Surviving is her son, Nathaniel "Boss Man" McLemore of Cleveland; daughters, Delora "Peaches" Baker of Milwaukee, Wis, Betty "Becky" Hill, Jenny McLemore Smith and Lynda "Totot" Carter all of Lorain, Mona "Red" Evans of Lithonia, Georgia; grandchildren; great grandchildren; great great-grandchildren; brothers, Shamus Robinson of South Carolina, and Willy Robinson of Boston; a sister, Christine Cooper of Oberlin.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Manuel McLemore; her first husband Frank Saunders; a very special son-in-law, James Hill in 1998; a granddaughter, Penny Hill in 2004; and her parents, William H. Robinson and Charlsie A. (nee Willis) Robinson.
The family will receive friends on Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue, Lorain. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Compassion Baptist Church, E. 22nd Street and Oakdale Ave., Lorain. Rev. Larry Robinson, pastor of Body of Christ, will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery.
She was born September 3, 1919 in Town Creek, Alabama, living in Richmond Indiana before coming to Elyria in 1944. She has been a resident of Lorain since 1972.
She was a member of Church on the North Coast, and enjoyed cooking for her grandchildren.
Surviving is her son, Nathaniel "Boss Man" McLemore of Cleveland; daughters, Delora "Peaches" Baker of Milwaukee, Wis, Betty "Becky" Hill, Jenny McLemore Smith and Lynda "Totot" Carter all of Lorain, Mona "Red" Evans of Lithonia, Georgia; grandchildren; great grandchildren; great great-grandchildren; brothers, Shamus Robinson of South Carolina, and Willy Robinson of Boston; a sister, Christine Cooper of Oberlin.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Manuel McLemore; her first husband Frank Saunders; a very special son-in-law, James Hill in 1998; a granddaughter, Penny Hill in 2004; and her parents, William H. Robinson and Charlsie A. (nee Willis) Robinson.
The family will receive friends on Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue, Lorain. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at Compassion Baptist Church, E. 22nd Street and Oakdale Ave., Lorain. Rev. Larry Robinson, pastor of Body of Christ, will officiate. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery.
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