Leo N. Meeds
10 December 1920 4 January 2007
Leo N. Meeds, 86 of Columbus died January 4, 2007 at the St. Johns Regional
Medical Center in Joplin, MO following an illness.
He was born December 10, 1920 on a farm south of Columbus, the son of Albert L.
and Vesta Davis Meeds.
Leo was a 1938 graduate of Cherokee County High School. He enlisted in the Army
and served during World War II in England.
He married Barbara Leckie of Joplin, MO on November 25, 1943. She survives him.
They lived on their farm west of Columbus until 1959 when they built a new home
on West Elm in Columbus.
Leo was a farmer and worked for B.F. Goodrich until retiring in 1982 after 26
years of service.
He was a member of the First Christian Church, and the VFW Post number 1372 both
of Columbus.
Additional survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Linda Meeds of
Woodlands, TX; four granddaughters Michelle Conte and husband Mike of Plano,
TX, Angela Meeds of Houston, TX, Kristin Manthe and husband Dave of Kansas City,
MO, and Sharon Wilson and husband Dustin of Pittsburg, KS; a son in law John
Bertolio of Overland Park, KS; a brother Gordon of Rogers, AR; four great
grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter Diane Bertolio; two sisters, Juanita
Martin and Dorothy Meeds; and three brothers, Merle, Davis, and Calvin Meeds.
Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday January 12, 2007 at the First
Christian Church Columbus, KS with Pastor Dan Haggard officiating. As per his
request, the body has been cremated.
Arrangements are by the Simpson Funeral Home 323 S. Kansas Ave. Columbus.
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