Naoma McLemore Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Naoma Lucille (Thomas) McLemore was born November 25th 1927 to Dewey Thomas and Pearly Mae (Arnold) Thomas near Haskell, OK. She passed away August 25th 2021 in her home after a brief stay at Eastgate Village Retirement Center in Muskogee. She was 93 years old. Naoma Thomas attended the Spring Hill school near her home and graduated from Haskell High School. After high school Naoma moved to Muskogee with friends and got a job working at Brockway Glass. Soon after Naoma met and married John Vernon McLemore and on July 6th 1950 welcomed a son Vernon Lewis McLemore. The family moved to Tulsa around 1956. Naoma worked in several medical offices, retail shops, and for many years as payroll clerk for Southern Satellite from which she retired. Naoma was very active in her church of almost 50 years, First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow. She enjoyed activities with the seniors group and her Sunday school class. Most of all Naoma she enjoyed family. Her sisters were her very best friends and she enjoyed shopping and going out to eat with them. Naoma is survived by her son Lewis McLemore and wife Rochelle of Muskogee. Grandsons James McLemore of Tulsa, John McLemore and wife Anna of Broken Arrow, and Jeremy McLemore of Collinsville. Naoma also had 7 great granddaughters; Kailee, Jocelyn, Layla, Emma, Lucy, Hadleigh, and Rowan. Naoma is also survived by sisters Elsie Hull of Muskogee, Shirley Bowers and husband Sid of Broken Arrow, Erma Peters of Broken Arrow, and Oma Thomas of Porter. Naoma was preceded in death by brothers Carrell Thomas, Edward Dee Thomas, Arnold Thomas, and one sister Mildred Tackett.

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Naoma McLemore

November 25, 1927 - August 25, 2021