Funeral services for Junior "J.D." McLemore, 78, Lawton, will be 12:30 pm Friday at the Western Hills Christian Church with Rev. Jack Lee, Bakersfield, California, officiating. Mr. McLemore died Monday at his home.. Burial with full military honors will be at the Fort Sill National Cemetery under the direction of the Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm on Thursday at the funeral home. He was born September 9, 1932 on a farm southeast of Colony, Oklahoma to Burl E. and Ella (Heral) McLemore, the youngest of eight children. He attended Colony School, but chose not to finish in order to join the 45th Infantry Division, and he served at Fort Polk, Japan and Korea, eventually attaining the rank of Major. He married Dorothy Kutz in Bessie on July 4, 1952. He graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1958. He then taught history and coached girls basketball at Sterling High before becoming principal at Apache. He also served in administrative positions at Cameron University for 15 years, helping students find their paths. He returned to Sterling, which held a special place in his heart, where he was a counselor before retiring. Throughout his years he spent his time on the court officiating basketball games, and was honored to be inducted into the OSSAA Officials Hall of Fames in 2004. He organized and mentored the Southwest Officials Chapter meetings for high school basketball officials. He was awarded numerous honors throughout the years on and off the court. One of his proudest accomplishments was coaching the Sterling girls basketball team to many victories. He is survived by his wife of the home; a son, Mikel D. McLemore of Lawton; a daughter, Susan B. McLemore of Fort Worth; three grandchildren, Amber McLemore of Oklahoma City, Jenni and her husband Donovan Grahn of Elgin, and Cristina McLemore of Oklahoma City; a great grandson, Gunner Mac Grahn; a sister, Laveda "BD" Hoock of Corn; his dog Rosco and many special friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and six siblings, Floy Bond, Jenny Harlowe, Ina Little, Kenneth McLemore, Nova Dunn and Winfred "Mutt" McLemore. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kidney Foundation of Oklahoma, 3617 NW 58th St. Suite 101, Oklahoma City, OK 73112.