LINCOLN COUNTY, KENTUCKY MARRIAGES
LeeRoy Claunch married Ona Caldwell
24 November 1916
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THE INTERIOR JOURNAL, STANFORD, LINCOLN COUNTY, KENTUCKY
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1916
Page 3 Caldwell - Claunch
Married at St. Asaph Hotel Friday at noon, LeRoy Claunch, of Pulaski county, to Miss Oma Caldwell, of the Waynesburg section of Lincoln, Eld. R. R. Noel, officiating.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1916
Page 1 Cupid's Doings
Leroy Claunch and Miss Oma Caldwell, both of the southern section of the county, were made one on the 24th.
(Kentuckiana Digital Library)
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BICENTENNIAL HISTORY OF WAYNESBURG, KENTUCKY AND SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY 1792 - 1992
Pages 55, 56
THE FAMILY OF LEROY AND OMA (CALDWELL) CLAUNCH
LeRoy was b to William Henry and Eliza Jane (Lewis) Claunch 3 Feb 1882 Coin, KY, the second oldest of nine children, d 1970. In 1903 he m Lola Gastineau in Pulaski Co. They were blessed with six children: Oma Lee, Lillian, Joel, Kattie, Mae and Elsie. Mae and Elsie are the only survivors of this union.

After the death of Lola, LeRoy m Oma Caldwell of Waynesburg 24 Nov 1916. They traveled by horse and buggy to Stanford, the county seat of Lincoln, to be married. Oma was b to Henry Hardin and Susan Caldwell 29 Apr 1894 in Waynesburg, the sixth of twelve children, d 1965. They made their home in Coin, KY until 1927 when they moved to Waynesburg, where they spent their remaining years.

LeRoy and Oma's children were:
(1) Gertrude, who m Maynard Stonecypher and moved to Limestone, TN. They had three children: Norman, Ben and Janet; five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Maynard is deceased;
(2) David, who d at the age of 14 in 1934;
(3) Fleeda (Tee), the express agent at the Waynesburg train depot during the War from 1943 - 1946. She then moved to Limestone, TN where she was a supervisor in a ladies garment factory. She married William McCurry (deceased);
(4) James, who served in the Philippines during WW II. He m Joyce Barron. They had one daughter, Diane; one granddaughter, and two great-grandsons. James d 1955.
(5) Mildred, who moved from Waynesburg to Limestone, TN where she was employed in a ladies garment factory. She m Earl Campbell. They had two children: Lynn and Sharon and three grandchildren. Mildred d 1984;
(6) Gearldean, who worked at the Interior Journal in Stanford, KY for several years. She m Clarence Snyder, Jr. They had three children: Louise, Edward, and Susan, and two grandsons. They live in Clarksville, IN;
(7) Yvonne, the youngest child, m Harris Jones, who served 22 years in the U. S. Army. After retirement they moved to Eubank, KY, where they now reside.

Fleeda, Mildred, Gearldean and her husband, Clarence, graduated from Waynesburg High School. Yvonne graduated from Memorial High School, Kings Mountain.

LeRoy was a farmer, mail carrier, shoe cobbler, and a wonderful dad. He had a two-wheel cart that he used to transport mail from trains No. 15 and 16 (as they were called) to the post office, which at the time stood in the center of Waynesburg. He also hung the mail for No. 3 and 4 trains to snatch as they "flew" through town. Old-timers will remember this method. He picked up the mail that No. 44 threw off the train around 4 A. M. daily. Sometimes the train would suck a pouch of mail back under it and this meant the pouch would be torn open and the mail widely scattered. One cold, snowy morning he was late returning home and the family became worried and went looking for him. They finally spotted his lantern light about two miles up the railroad track bobbing up and down, so they knew he was safe and just doing his job of picking up the scattered mail.

Oma was a homemaker and a great mom. She made most of the clothing for her daughters, preserved foods from their vegetable garden, and did all the necessary things to make a happy home for her family. The school house she attended as a child was converted to a dwelling house and she lived there, along with her husband and children, most of her married life.

They were members of the Waynesburg Church of Christ. LeRoy was a member of the Ruritan Club, and his nickname was "Mail Pouch." There were 34 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren born to this wonderful couple.

Fleeda, Geraldean, and Yvonne.