Obituary of William Leding Sebastian Co, AR *********************************************************** Submitted by: Ginager Smith Date: 30 May 2006 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Obituaries, Times Record, Fort Smith, AR, Monday, December 30, 1996 (Picture) William Leding: William A. “Bud” Leding of Fort Smith died Sunday, Dec. 29, 1996 in Fort Smith. Preceded in death by Rose Ann Leding, he was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Fort Smith and was self-employed with Leding Cleaners. Funeral will be 10:30 am Tuesday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with burial at Calvary Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith. He is survived by his wife, Marie; six daughters, Mary Heiss of Hollister, MO., Cathy Kobler of Little Rock, Cecilia Sloat of Conway, Theresa Jenkins of Plano, Texas, and Celestine Eichler and Deloris Tomlinson, both of Fayetteville; five sons, Bill of Memphis, Tenn., John of Euliss, Pat of Springdale and Anthony and Mike, both of Fort Smith; one sister, Mennie Carlin of Fort Smith; 29 grandchildren and sevn great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Bill, Anthony, John, Pat, and Mike Leding and Benno Schluterman. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons, Leo Heiss, Jeremiah Heiss, Chris Klober, Don Sloat IV, Scott Sloat, Brian Sloat, Johnny Eichler, Chad Eichler and Adam Eichler.