Nansemond-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....McLemore, James L., 1954 

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JUDGE JAMES LATINUS McLEMORE

JUDGE McLEMORE DIES IN SUFFOLK AT AGE OF 87

   Suffolk, April 7 - Retired Circuit Court Judge James L. McLemore, 87,
long a leading citizen of Suffolk, died today at his home here. He had been
in failing health for several years.

   A funeral service will be conducted tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the Main Street
Methodist Church here. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

   A native of Southampton County, he was appointed in 1907 to be judge of
the Second Judicial Circuit of Virginia, which then included Norfolk City.
He served on the bench 33 years until his retirement.

   Judge McLemore was one of the organizers and first president of the
National Bank of Suffolk, known as the Bank of Suffolk at its inception. He
served as president of the bank for over half a century, from 1899.

    From 1942 to 1946, he was vice-president of the National Screen Company
of Suffolk.

   He formerly served on the Suffolk City Council and was active in church
and civic affairs for many years. 


[Hon. James Latinus MCLEMORE, b. Southampton Co., d. 7 Apr 1954, Suffolk, age 87, 
 interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block F, Lot 81), Suffolk, 8 Apr 1954, 
 donated obit, newspaper unknown, dateline Apr. 7, 1954] 

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