Raymon Lemaster

Obituaries

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 05:50

Mr. Raymon Shelby Lemaster, 85 of Grant passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at his residence. Funeral services were held on Friday, April 9, 2021 at Grant Memorial Chapel with Bro. David Powell officiating. Burial followed in Free Home Cemetery.
Mr. Shelby Lemaster was born on Friday, December 13, 1935. he spend most of his life on Grant Mountain where he was the eldest of nine siblings. He played basketball at KDS SAR and graduated high school there in 1954. He was raised on a farm and continued to enjoy gardening his entire life. His is well known for growing large watermelons and giving away most everything he grew to friends and family. He also enjoyed playing the guitar and spent some of his younger years entertaining brothers and sisters on the front porch. As he grew older, he began going to flea markets and enjoyed meeting new people each week. He was also very fond of animals and rescued many cats and dogs and gave them a home. He attended Grant Church of Christ and enjoyed being there with his friends.
Mr. Lemaster is survived by his sisters, Carolyn (Granville) Helton, Linda (Ronnie) Vaughn, Donna Bearden; brothers, James Lemaster, Rayburn (Carolyn) Lemaster, Sam (Wanda) Lemaster, Joe (Glenda) Lemaster; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edd and Otha Selvage Lemaster; sister, Alma Jean Allen.