Obituary of Frank Lemmon

DAVIDSON, NORTH CAROLINA: FRANK T. LEMMON, age 81, beloved husband, father and friend, died peacefully, Friday, July 24, 2009 at The Pines in Davidson, N.C. Frank was born in Marion, Virginia to Alexina Lincoln Lemmon & Frank T. Lemmon. After graduating from Davidson College, he attended Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. There he met his wife of 57 years, Georgia Powell. After graduating, he served two churches; Rosewood Presbyterian & Gregory Memorial Presbyterian in eastern Virginia. In 1957, he was called to be the organizing minister of Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church in Raleigh, where he served for 14 years. He then founded a pastoral counseling practice & also served as supply pastor for Pittsboro Presbyterian & Mount Pleasant Presbyterian churches. During Frank & Georgia's later years in Raleigh, their church home was West Raleigh Presbyterian. The couple moved to Davidson in 2000. Frank was a kind & affirming man who found the good in everyone he met. He loved life. Even in his last years of declining health, if anyone would ask how he was, he'd reply, "Fine as frog hairs split down the middle." He fell madly in love with Georgia the moment he met her & his love for her never wavered. He showed his love for his three children by the joyful times he spent with them. His warmth, playful spirit & loyalty helped him to form deep & abiding friendships. Frank served for many years on the board of the Frankie Lemmon School & Developmental Center in Raleigh, named in memory of his third child, who had Down syndrome. He helped with fundraising & acted as mentor & cheerleader to the school's staff. Frank is survived by his wife, Georgia, brother & sister-in-law Bill & Rosa Lemmon, son & daughter-in-law John & Susan Lemmon, daughter Laura Thise, grandchildren Scott Lemmon & wife Monica, Nick Lemmon, Olivia Moulton & husband Richard and great-granddaughter Claire Moulton. A memorial service will be held in the Lingle Chapel at Davidson College Presbyterian Church in Davidson on Tuesday, July 28, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Bill Tiemann presiding. A reception will follow the service. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, July 29, at 12:30 p.m. at Rose Lawn Cemetery in Marion, Virginia with the Rev. Neville Mozingo officiating. The family thanks Dr. Ron Beamon and the staff of The Pines at Davidson for the loving care they gave Frank. The family requests that donations be made to the Frankie Lemmon School & Developmental Center, c/o Frankie Lemmon Foundation, 2301 Stonehenge Drive, Suite 102, Raleigh, NC 27615. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service & Crematory is serving the Lemmon family.