Obituaries:  Mr. A. V. "Lem" Lemons, Sabine Parish       L-552
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Sep 13, 2000
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mr. A. V. "Lem" Lemons

  Mr. A. V. "Lem" Lemons, 90, who retired as president and owner
of Golden Rule Well Service, Inc., in 1997, died at home, Sunday,
Aug. 20, 2000, in Great Falls, Va.

  Funeral services were held at Forest Park East, Webster, Texas,
on Aug. 24, 2000.

  Mr. Lemons moved from his residence in Pasadena, Texas, to his
son's home in Virginia last year.

  He was born in Many in 1909. He was raised on a farm, and worked
in the oil fields of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Texas.
During World War II, he was seconded to the shipbuilding industry
in New Orleans, for the construction of Liberty Ships. He began
Golden Rule in 1956. He was a member of First Baptist Church of
Pasadena, Texas, and a patron of Cedar Grove Baptist Church.

  His beloved wife of 61 years, Eva Bernice Cranford Lemons of
Converse, died in 1996.

  Survivors include his son, David K. Lemons, and daughter-in-law
Patricia; grandsons, Aaron, and Jason; sister, Maudie Farrar of
Purvis, Miss.; and many beloved nieces and nephews.