29 April 2001
Peoria Journal Star
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PEORIA - Lawrence S. Leavelle, 76, of Clinton, Mo., formerly of Peoria, died 
Friday, April 27, 2001, at Four Seasons Nursing Home in Sedalia, Mo. 
Born Dec. 29, 1924, in Red River County, Texas, to Robert Eugene and Edna 
Estelle Woolsey Leavelle, he married Pearl Sweeny. She survives. 
Also surviving are two sons, Kirk of Wellington, Mo., and Kyle of Mapleton; five 
daughters, Susan Schlapper of Wellington, Theresa Geohn of Ben Franklin, Texas, 
Kim Coleman of Clinton, Mo., Vicki Blankenship of Brimfield and Connie Talley of 
Houston, Texas; one brother, James of Garland, Texas; 14 grandchildren; and two 
great- grandchildren. 
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Juanita; four brothers; and two 
grandchildren. 
He had worked for White Farm Equipment in Peoria. He later was vice president of 
sales and marketing for the United States at Versatile Farm Equipment in 
Winnipeg, Canada. 
He was a member of Clinton United Methodist Church in Clinton, Mo. 
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Vansant-Mills Funeral Chapel in Clinton, 
Mo., where family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 tonight. Burial will be in 
Englewood Cemetery in Clinton, Mo. 
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.