HENRY BASCOM LEMASTER
1880-1959
Henry Bascom Lemaster, 79, retired farmer of Winifred, died of a
heart attack in a local hospital at 5:35 p.m., August 21,
following an illness of one year.
The son of William D. and Gervie Sloan Lemaster, he was born at
Winifred January 27, 1880, and had been a lifelong resident of
that community.
He was converted and joined the Old Hood United Baptist Church at
the age of 19, Later when the Franks Creek United Baptist Church
was organized in may 1934, he became a charter member of that
church and served as a deacon until his death. He was a loyal and
faithful member, and his life of Christian consecration was an
expiring example to others. He was a beloved and respected member
of his community and always greeted his neighbors and friends with
a hearty welcome and a kind word.
Survivors include his wife, Virgie Florence Harris Lemaster; five
sons, Virgil, Flat Gap; Ochie, Marion, Indiana; Roy, Detroit,
Michigan; Raleigh, Winifred; John L. Lemaster of this city; two
daughters, Mrs. Mayme Campbell, and Mrs. Erma Lyons both of
Marioin, Indiana; two brothers, Monroe Lemaster, Ashland; Willie
Lemaster, Lowmansville; three sisters, Mrs. Lora Fairchild,
LaFayette, W. Va.; Mrs. Tera Johnson, Kerz; Mrs. Effie Lemaster,
Kerz. Also surviving are 26 grandchildren and 10 great-
grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted from the home at 1:00 p.m. Sunday
with O. I. Williams, Tommie Bailey, F. F. Rigsby and Lonza Reed as
officiating ministers.
Burial was in the Lemaster Cemetery at Winifred.
Paintsville Herald
Wednesday
26 August 1959
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