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January 23, 2007:
Shawnee News-Star:
Life-long Seminole resident Albert Leon McDonald, 84, went to be with his Lord at the same home from which he was born on Sunday, Jan. 21, after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born on August 5, 1922, in the Twin Oak Community, north of Seminole, to parents Martin D. "M.D." McDonald and Osa May (Hill) McDonald. He was the seventh of eight children.
Leon attended Twin Oak School and then Varnum High School, graduating in 1940. He went on to join the the Civilian Conservation Corps. He worked in Colorado where he met his wife, Marie Holm, of Idaho Springs. They married there Dec. 12, 1941. They enjoyed 48 years together until her death in 1990.
Leon entered the Army Air Corps in 1943. He served with the 453rd bomb group, 8th Air Force stationed in Old Buckenham, England. Upon his discharge in 1945 he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European Campaign Medal with eight battle stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.
He and Marie returned to Seminole after the war and Leon went to work for Gulf Oil Company and later for Kerr McGee. Leon retired from Kerr McGee in 1984 as a connection foreman out of the Cushing office.
A faithful member of the Church of Christ, Leon served as a Bible class teacher and elder in congregations in Cushing and Little. He enjoyed collecting antique tools. Several articles and photos were published about Leon and his hobby.
Leon married Virginia "Betty" Freed Aug. 10, 1991 in Oklahoma City. Leon and Betty served on the site council board of the Seminole Senior Center. Last year they were chosen as the site's Valentine King and Queen. They enjoyed traveling together; especially their Alaskan cruise.
Leon was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Marie and infant children Kathy, Jennie, and Richard; four brothers, Roy, Burnard, James and Hoyt; sister Nola; brothers-in-law, Floyd Willoughby, and Herman Bull; and sisters-in-law, Lula, Myrtle, Esther, and Norma Lee.
Suvivors include his wife, Betty of the home; his son, Leon Jr. and wife, Ann, of Shawnee; three grandchildren, Amy and husband, Todd Foxx, of Bettendorf, Iowa, Clay and wife, Debbie, of Piedmont, Okla., Ryan and wife, Dwan, of Midwest City; great-grandchildren, Kellen, Garrett and Gannon Foxx, Madison, Mallori and Mason McDonald; stepson, Jim Freed and his wife, Beverly, of Chickasha; stepdaughter, Judy Babbit and husband, Ron, of Tulsa; stepgrandchildren, Janet and husband, Jimmy Strate, Jerry Freed and wife, Carmen, Lori Davis and Tyler Babbit; great-grandchildren, Justin and Jared Strate, Vail and Vann Freed, Randy and Christina Davis; brother, Bill McDonald and wife, Edna; sister Lillie Willoughby all of Seminole; "Uncle Leon" is also survived by many special nieces and nephews and other friends who will greatly miss him.
Viewing will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Swearingen Funeral Home.
Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ at Little, Oklahoma, with Rusty Dawson, Rob Babbit, and Bill McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery with military honors.
Casket bearers will be Steve McDonald, Bradley McDonald, Alex McDonald, Matthew Boydstun, Ryan McDonald and Clay McDonald.
Honorary bearers will be the elders and deacons of the Church of Christ at Little, Oklahoma.
Messages of condolences may be sent to the family online at www.swearingenfuneralhome.com
January 23, 2007:
Shawnee News-Star:
Life-long Seminole resident Albert Leon McDonald, 84, went to be with his Lord at the same home from which he was born on Sunday, Jan. 21, after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born on August 5, 1922, in the Twin Oak Community, north of Seminole, to parents Martin D. "M.D." McDonald and Osa May (Hill) McDonald. He was the seventh of eight children.
Leon attended Twin Oak School and then Varnum High School, graduating in 1940. He went on to join the the Civilian Conservation Corps. He worked in Colorado where he met his wife, Marie Holm, of Idaho Springs. They married there Dec. 12, 1941. They enjoyed 48 years together until her death in 1990.
Leon entered the Army Air Corps in 1943. He served with the 453rd bomb group, 8th Air Force stationed in Old Buckenham, England. Upon his discharge in 1945 he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European Campaign Medal with eight battle stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.
He and Marie returned to Seminole after the war and Leon went to work for Gulf Oil Company and later for Kerr McGee. Leon retired from Kerr McGee in 1984 as a connection foreman out of the Cushing office.
A faithful member of the Church of Christ, Leon served as a Bible class teacher and elder in congregations in Cushing and Little. He enjoyed collecting antique tools. Several articles and photos were published about Leon and his hobby.
Leon married Virginia "Betty" Freed Aug. 10, 1991 in Oklahoma City. Leon and Betty served on the site council board of the Seminole Senior Center. Last year they were chosen as the site's Valentine King and Queen. They enjoyed traveling together; especially their Alaskan cruise.
Leon was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Marie and infant children Kathy, Jennie, and Richard; four brothers, Roy, Burnard, James and Hoyt; sister Nola; brothers-in-law, Floyd Willoughby, and Herman Bull; and sisters-in-law, Lula, Myrtle, Esther, and Norma Lee.
Suvivors include his wife, Betty of the home; his son, Leon Jr. and wife, Ann, of Shawnee; three grandchildren, Amy and husband, Todd Foxx, of Bettendorf, Iowa, Clay and wife, Debbie, of Piedmont, Okla., Ryan and wife, Dwan, of Midwest City; great-grandchildren, Kellen, Garrett and Gannon Foxx, Madison, Mallori and Mason McDonald; stepson, Jim Freed and his wife, Beverly, of Chickasha; stepdaughter, Judy Babbit and husband, Ron, of Tulsa; stepgrandchildren, Janet and husband, Jimmy Strate, Jerry Freed and wife, Carmen, Lori Davis and Tyler Babbit; great-grandchildren, Justin and Jared Strate, Vail and Vann Freed, Randy and Christina Davis; brother, Bill McDonald and wife, Edna; sister Lillie Willoughby all of Seminole; "Uncle Leon" is also survived by many special nieces and nephews and other friends who will greatly miss him.
Viewing will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Swearingen Funeral Home.
Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ at Little, Oklahoma, with Rusty Dawson, Rob Babbit, and Bill McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery with military honors.
Casket bearers will be Steve McDonald, Bradley McDonald, Alex McDonald, Matthew Boydstun, Ryan McDonald and Clay McDonald.
Honorary bearers will be the elders and deacons of the Church of Christ at Little, Oklahoma.
Messages of condolences may be sent to the family online at www.swearingenfuneralhome.com
Copied with permission:
January 23, 2007:
Shawnee News-Star:
Life-long Seminole resident Albert Leon McDonald, 84, went to be with his Lord at the same home from which he was born on Sunday, Jan. 21, after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born on August 5, 1922, in the Twin Oak Community, north of Seminole, to parents Martin D. "M.D." McDonald and Osa May (Hill) McDonald. He was the seventh of eight children.
Leon attended Twin Oak School and then Varnum High School, graduating in 1940. He went on to join the the Civilian Conservation Corps. He worked in Colorado where he met his wife, Marie Holm, of Idaho Springs. They married there Dec. 12, 1941. They enjoyed 48 years together until her death in 1990.
Leon entered the Army Air Corps in 1943. He served with the 453rd bomb group, 8th Air Force stationed in Old Buckenham, England. Upon his discharge in 1945 he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European Campaign Medal with eight battle stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.
He and Marie returned to Seminole after the war and Leon went to work for Gulf Oil Company and later for Kerr McGee. Leon retired from Kerr McGee in 1984 as a connection foreman out of the Cushing office.
A faithful member of the Church of Christ, Leon served as a Bible class teacher and elder in congregations in Cushing and Little. He enjoyed collecting antique tools. Several articles and photos were published about Leon and his hobby.
Leon married Virginia "Betty" Freed Aug. 10, 1991 in Oklahoma City. Leon and Betty served on the site council board of the Seminole Senior Center. Last year they were chosen as the site's Valentine King and Queen. They enjoyed traveling together; especially their Alaskan cruise.
Leon was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Marie and infant children Kathy, Jennie, and Richard; four brothers, Roy, Burnard, James and Hoyt; sister Nola; brothers-in-law, Floyd Willoughby, and Herman Bull; and sisters-in-law, Lula, Myrtle, Esther, and Norma Lee.
Suvivors include his wife, Betty of the home; his son, Leon Jr. and wife, Ann, of Shawnee; three grandchildren, Amy and husband, Todd Foxx, of Bettendorf, Iowa, Clay and wife, Debbie, of Piedmont, Okla., Ryan and wife, Dwan, of Midwest City; great-grandchildren, Kellen, Garrett and Gannon Foxx, Madison, Mallori and Mason McDonald; stepson, Jim Freed and his wife, Beverly, of Chickasha; stepdaughter, Judy Babbit and husband, Ron, of Tulsa; stepgrandchildren, Janet and husband, Jimmy Strate, Jerry Freed and wife, Carmen, Lori Davis and Tyler Babbit; great-grandchildren, Justin and Jared Strate, Vail and Vann Freed, Randy and Christina Davis; brother, Bill McDonald and wife, Edna; sister Lillie Willoughby all of Seminole; "Uncle Leon" is also survived by many special nieces and nephews and other friends who will greatly miss him.
Viewing will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Swearingen Funeral Home.
Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ at Little, Oklahoma, with Rusty Dawson, Rob Babbit, and Bill McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery with military honors.
Casket bearers will be Steve McDonald, Bradley McDonald, Alex McDonald, Matthew Boydstun, Ryan McDonald and Clay McDonald.
Honorary bearers will be the elders and deacons of the Church of Christ at Little, Oklahoma.
Messages of condolences may be sent to the family online at www.swearingenfuneralhome.com
January 23, 2007:
Shawnee News-Star:
Life-long Seminole resident Albert Leon McDonald, 84, went to be with his Lord at the same home from which he was born on Sunday, Jan. 21, after a courageous battle with cancer.
He was born on August 5, 1922, in the Twin Oak Community, north of Seminole, to parents Martin D. "M.D." McDonald and Osa May (Hill) McDonald. He was the seventh of eight children.
Leon attended Twin Oak School and then Varnum High School, graduating in 1940. He went on to join the the Civilian Conservation Corps. He worked in Colorado where he met his wife, Marie Holm, of Idaho Springs. They married there Dec. 12, 1941. They enjoyed 48 years together until her death in 1990.
Leon entered the Army Air Corps in 1943. He served with the 453rd bomb group, 8th Air Force stationed in Old Buckenham, England. Upon his discharge in 1945 he was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European Campaign Medal with eight battle stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.
He and Marie returned to Seminole after the war and Leon went to work for Gulf Oil Company and later for Kerr McGee. Leon retired from Kerr McGee in 1984 as a connection foreman out of the Cushing office.
A faithful member of the Church of Christ, Leon served as a Bible class teacher and elder in congregations in Cushing and Little. He enjoyed collecting antique tools. Several articles and photos were published about Leon and his hobby.
Leon married Virginia "Betty" Freed Aug. 10, 1991 in Oklahoma City. Leon and Betty served on the site council board of the Seminole Senior Center. Last year they were chosen as the site's Valentine King and Queen. They enjoyed traveling together; especially their Alaskan cruise.
Leon was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife Marie and infant children Kathy, Jennie, and Richard; four brothers, Roy, Burnard, James and Hoyt; sister Nola; brothers-in-law, Floyd Willoughby, and Herman Bull; and sisters-in-law, Lula, Myrtle, Esther, and Norma Lee.
Suvivors include his wife, Betty of the home; his son, Leon Jr. and wife, Ann, of Shawnee; three grandchildren, Amy and husband, Todd Foxx, of Bettendorf, Iowa, Clay and wife, Debbie, of Piedmont, Okla., Ryan and wife, Dwan, of Midwest City; great-grandchildren, Kellen, Garrett and Gannon Foxx, Madison, Mallori and Mason McDonald; stepson, Jim Freed and his wife, Beverly, of Chickasha; stepdaughter, Judy Babbit and husband, Ron, of Tulsa; stepgrandchildren, Janet and husband, Jimmy Strate, Jerry Freed and wife, Carmen, Lori Davis and Tyler Babbit; great-grandchildren, Justin and Jared Strate, Vail and Vann Freed, Randy and Christina Davis; brother, Bill McDonald and wife, Edna; sister Lillie Willoughby all of Seminole; "Uncle Leon" is also survived by many special nieces and nephews and other friends who will greatly miss him.
Viewing will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today at Swearingen Funeral Home.
Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ at Little, Oklahoma, with Rusty Dawson, Rob Babbit, and Bill McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Little Cemetery with military honors.
Casket bearers will be Steve McDonald, Bradley McDonald, Alex McDonald, Matthew Boydstun, Ryan McDonald and Clay McDonald.
Honorary bearers will be the elders and deacons of the Church of Christ at Little, Oklahoma.
Messages of condolences may be sent to the family online at www.swearingenfuneralhome.com
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