Courier - Time
New Castle Indiana
April 16, 1956
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Leisure Services are scheduled in Kightstown
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Knightstown-Funeral sevices for
Dora R. "Dode"
Leisure 69, retired laborer, were held at 2 p.m. today at the Butcher Funeral
Home with Rev. Richard Derby officiating. Burial was in Glen Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Leisure had died Saturday about 11 am
from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He had been in failing health for some
months.
Born in Gwynneville, he had moved to
Knightstown in 1930. Mr. Leisure was a member of Christian Church.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Opal
Vina Beck of New Castle Route 2, and Mrs. Margarent Ewing
and Mrs. Hazel Wright of
New Castle; five son: Ross and Hal
of Knightstown, Robert of Lewisville, Tyrus of
Straughn and Orie of Beaumont TX; a brother Ed
of Indianapolis and eight
grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Two sons, Max Fredrick
and Mellis Grant, lost
their lives in action in Germany during World War II two other sons, Roland
and Hugh and his wife preceded him in death.
Contributed by Mariah Allen
The Courier-Times
Newcastle, Henry County, Indiana
June 16, 1944
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Mrs. Anna Leisure, Knightstown, mother of Seven Service Men Dies
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Henry County's outstanding war mother,
Mrs. Anna
W. Leisure, Knightstown, who had seven sons in the Armed forces, died Thursday
afternoon at 4 oclock in Methodist hospital in Indianapolis, following an illness
of two weeks.
Mrs. Leisure, age 58, was the wife of
Dora R.
Leisure and the family home is on Madison Street Knightstown. Mr. Leisure is
employed in a war plant.
The body was removed to the Wilson funeral home
in Knightstown pending funeral arrangements which are in abeyance awaiting word
from the seven sons in service.
Surviving are the husband, her mother, Mrs.
Samatha West of near Gwynnville, and 12 children: Sgt. Robert Leisure
in England, S 2/C Hugh Leisure also in England, Cpl. Hal Leisure
in Italy, Orie Leisure, in
the Merchant marine, S 1/C Ross Leisure, in Diego, Calif., Pfc
Mellis Leisure,
Camp Gorden, GA, Pvt Max Leisure, Camp Gorden Johnston Fl.,
Rolland Leisure Knightstown, Tyrus Leisure, New Castle,
Mrs. Margaret Ewing and Mrs. Hazel
Hileman both of New Castle and Opal Leisure at home.
She is also survived by
three grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Nellie Lowe, Pine Bluff Ark and
Miss Vina
West, Gwynnville and a brother, Scott West, also of Gwynnville.
Contributed by Mariah Allen
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