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Lem Fleming, 66, of Chillicothe, died Tuesday, December 9, 2003, in Vernon.
Funeral services were held Thursday, December 11, at 4 p.m. at Gentry-Fife Funeral Home Chapel in Junction. Interment was in Junction Cemetery under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home of Vernon.
Lem was born March 23, 1937, in Junction. He was a son of the late Lem Lendon and Mary Edwards Fleming. He married Barbara Crisp on April 19, 1963, in Menard. He graduated from Junction High School and Sul Ross University in Alpine with a Bachelor of Science degree. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Chillicothe, where he served in T.V. Outreach Ministry for 25 years, was a lay leader and a member of the board of trustees.
Lem served in the U.S. Army Reserves. He was a farmer in Hardeman County and ranched in Kimble County. He was a grandson of a pioneer ranching family in Kimble County.
Lem retired from Texas A&M Agriculture Experiment Station and for the past two years was employed with the Texas Boll Weevil Foundation. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Fleming of Chillicothe; two sons, Jim Fleming, of San Angelo and Steven Fleming and wife, Kim, of Gainsville; one granddaughter, Meagan Fleming of Gainesville; two brothers, Russell Fleming and wife, Kathy, of Junction and Mitch Fleming and wife, Belinda, of Menard and one sister, Mag Spaeth and husband, Dayton, of Mason.
He was proceeded in death by his parents; one sister, Loraine Ake and one brother, James Fleming.
Pallbearers were John Cashman, Tooter Schulze, Duker Ragsdale, Oscar Menchaca, John Paul Henderson, Charles McGuire, R.C. Lackey and Tom Johnston.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or Denton State School, c/o Melissa Bradley, Box 368, Denton, Texas 76201.
Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.gentryfifefuneralhome.com.
Lucy Iola (Ikie) Allison, 79, died Sunday, December 14, 2003, at Kimble Hospital. Graveside services were held Wednesday, December 17, at 2 p.m. in Copperas Cemetery. Arrangements were by Gentry-Fife Funeral Home.
Ikie was born July 15, 1924, in Puyallup, Washington, to Ole and Emelia Oberg Gabrielson. She married Ben Allison in Washington on June 8, 1945.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben; parents; a sister, Marjorie Stackhouse and grandson, Bryan Fleming.
She is survived by her son, Mike Allison and wife, Jane, of Junction; two daughters, Janice Wiggins of Kingsland and Susan Roberts and husband, Kirby of Brownwood; three sisters, Marie Murr of Junction, Joan Ash of Oregon and Katherine Bennett of Washington and two brothers, Fred Gabrielson of Oregon and Ira Gabrielson of Washington; grandchildren, Kent Fleming, Darla McKenna, Benjamin Jiles Roberts, Will, Justin and Kathleen Allison and four great-grandchildren.
Ikie was a wife, mother and grandmother, all of whom she enjoyed. She loved helping her husband, Ben, on the family ranch and her children and grandchildren loved hearing her stories about “the good ole days.” Ikie loved to do crafts in her spare time. She did crochet, bead work, and loved to sew. But her true joy in life was her family, who will miss her.
Condolences may be sent online to the family at www.gentryfifefuneralhome.com.