Russell Kermit Leeson

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Cass City Chronicle
March 4, 1992
Obituaries, Page 8

Russell Leeson

Russell Kermit Leeson, 86, of Pigeon died Wednesday, Feb. 26, at his residence, after a lengthy illness.

He was born Aug. 27, 1905, in Millersburg, Mich., the son of Charles and Maude (Curtis) Leeson.

He was united in marriage to Mary Mark July 25, 1940, in Angola, Ind. The couple made their home in Cass City, retiring to Pigeon in 1965.

Leeson, a retailed in Cass City for over 30 years, had been the owner of Leeson's Wallpaper and Paint Store. He was a former member of the Salem United Methodist Church of Cass City, a charter member and founder of the Cass City Gavel Club and was a past president of the Cass City Lions Club.

He is survived by his wife Mary; one son, Fredrick Leeson and his wife, Linda of Cass City; one daughter, Mrs. Charlene SUTHERLAND and husband, Daniel of East Point, Mich., and 3 grandchildren, Fredrick Leeson, Jr. of Cass City and Daniel Sutherland and Jennifer Sutherland, both of East Point. Two sisters, Ruth and Lila, preceded him in death.

Memorial services for Mr. Leeson were conducted Friday at Little's Funeral Home, Cass City, with the Rev. William Dunstan, pastor of the Salem United Methodist Church, officiating.

(Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, Fall 2007)

Russell married Mary A. Mark on 25 Aug 1940 in Angola, Steuben County, Indiana. Mary (daughter of Edward Albert Mark and Mary Jane Leitch) was born on 3 Jul 1918 in Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan; died on 3 Dec 1998 in Pigeon, Huron County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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