Adina Lynn McLemore

Adina Lynn McLemore obituary, Fordyce, AR

Adina Lynn McLemore

Adina McLemore Obituary

Visit the Benton Funeral Home - Fordyce website to view the full obituary.

Adina Lynn McLemore, 65, passed away on March 14, 2026. She was born on April 27, 1960, in Portales, New Mexico to Sandra Ellen Arnspiger Allen and Glen Edwin Rumley.

Adina was a devoted wife, mother, Nana, and friend whose life was marked by love, faith, service, and quiet dedication to her family and community. She graduated from Lamar High School, Class of 1978.

While attending college, and working, she also embraced with deep devotion the role of homemaker and mother, creating a home filled with care, strength, and love.

She was especially proud of her service to others. Adina gave faithfully to her church family and found great meaning in serving those around her. She also treasured the years she spent as PTA president while her daughters were in school, pouring her time and heart into making a difference for children and families. In later years, she was honored to serve as an election judge in Arlington, Tarrant County, a role she took seriously and carried out with pride.

Adina's greatest joy was her family. She was the loving mother of Brittany Burson, Kristin Morales, and Tiffany Conrad, and she was also deeply loved by Eric McLemore and Mandie Martis. She cherished being Nana and celebrated the blessing of her nine grandchildren with immense pride and affection.

Adina truly appreciated the beauty of small-town life in Fordyce, where she and her loving husband, Donald K. McLemore, made a home they treasured. She loved their beautiful house and surrounding property, the friendships she made there, and the peaceful life they built together. During this season of life, she was also studying Catholicism as a visitor of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, continuing her lifelong journey of faith.

Those who knew Adina will remember her for her loving heart, her devotion to family, her generous spirit of service, and the grace with which she lived. In the life she shared with Donald, they often thought of loved ones who had gone before them, knowing they too would have loved the beauty, peace, and happiness found there. Adina will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by all who knew her.

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Benton Funeral Home - Fordyce

501 West 4th Street, Fordyce, AR 71742

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