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Submitted: 7/17/16 • Approved: 7/17/16 • Last Updated: 4/14/18 • R793648-G793413-S3
8 Sep 1910 MS
13 Nov 1994 Hayti, Pemiscot, MO
PFC US Army WWII
Lewis J. Leadbetter, 84, formerly of Steele, Mo., died Sunday, November 13, 1994, at Pemiscot Memorial Nursing Facility in Hayti, Mo.
Mr. Leadbetter was born September 8, 1910 at Darcy, Miss.
A veteran of the United States Army, having served during World War II, he was a retired farmer.
Mr. Leadbetter leaves three daughters: Mrs. Sharon VanDyke and Mrs. Mildred Wiseman, both of Steele, and Mrs. Marie Hill of Caruthersville, Mo.; A stepson, L.C. Prestige, of Hatley, Miss.; Twenty grandchldren; Forty-one great-grandchildren; and Six great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services for Mr. Leadbetter were held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 15, 1994, at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Steele with Rev. Charles Faught officiating. John W. German Funeral Home of Steele was in charge.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Mo. - 1994
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