Enoch Pressely LEMON
Page last updated 13 June 2024.
Birth: 12 January 1920 in West Virginia
Death: 1 June 1997 in Crandall, Kaufman County, Texas
Burial: 18 July 1997 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, Columbarium 1, Court 2, Section OO, Column 19, Niche 4
Headstone Text: ENOCH / PRESSELY / LEMON / LT COL USAF / 1920 1997 / WIFE / DORSEY / LEE / 1921 1990
Parents: Samuel Presley LEMON and Lily Helen LEMON (m. McINTYRE)
Parents' Children:
Spouse #1: Dorsey Lee ELY
Marriage: 9 February 1942 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Children:
Spouse #2: Ruth Beatrice WHITTINGTON
Marriage: 24 July 1993 in Kaufman County, Texas
I have not currently found evidence that they have children.
Military Service: Served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Awarded the Silver Star “for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with the 15th Air Force in the Mediterranean Theater of Action during World War II”.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Enoch and Dorsey share a headstone and Niche 4 in Columbarium 1, Court 2, Section OO, Column 19. Also buried in this cemetery are: Dorsey’s brother and sister-in-law -- Ivan and Adelle.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#32561233), FamilySearch website (#LRHS-RQJ), and family records.
m. = maiden name
Death: 1 June 1997 in Crandall, Kaufman County, Texas
Burial: 18 July 1997 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, Columbarium 1, Court 2, Section OO, Column 19, Niche 4
Headstone Text: ENOCH / PRESSELY / LEMON / LT COL USAF / 1920 1997 / WIFE / DORSEY / LEE / 1921 1990
Parents: Samuel Presley LEMON and Lily Helen LEMON (m. McINTYRE)
Parents' Children:
- Enoch Pressely LEMON
- Sada Belle HENSLEY (m. LEMON)
- Christine Eva LEMON
- Billy Brice LEMON
- Patricia Ann HICKS (m. LEMON)
- Sue Carol HOLTGREFE (m. LEMON)
Spouse #1: Dorsey Lee ELY
Marriage: 9 February 1942 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Children:
- Arthur William LEMON
- James LEMON
- Linda Lee SHERWOOD (m. LEMON)
Spouse #2: Ruth Beatrice WHITTINGTON
Marriage: 24 July 1993 in Kaufman County, Texas
I have not currently found evidence that they have children.
Military Service: Served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Awarded the Silver Star “for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action while serving with the 15th Air Force in the Mediterranean Theater of Action during World War II”.
Close Family also in the Same Cemetery: Enoch and Dorsey share a headstone and Niche 4 in Columbarium 1, Court 2, Section OO, Column 19. Also buried in this cemetery are: Dorsey’s brother and sister-in-law -- Ivan and Adelle.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#32561233), FamilySearch website (#LRHS-RQJ), and family records.
m. = maiden name