Obituaries:  Mrs. Dollye Mae Wright Leone, Sabine Parish       L-500
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Sep 16, 1998
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mrs. Dollye Mae Wright Leone

  Mrs. Dollye Mae Wright Leone, 68, died Friday, Sept. 11, after a
sudden illness.

  Services were held at 2 p.m., Monday, Sept. 14, at First
Methodist Church in Zwolle, with interment following at Zwolle
Cemetery. The Rev. Ted Freeland officiated.

  Mrs. Leone was born Oct. 22, 1929, in Centerville, Miss. She was
a graduate of Southern Miss., in Hattiesburg, and she received
her Masters of Education, and 30 plus from Northwestern State
University in Natchitoches. In 1950, she moved to Zwolle, where
she began her 32 year teaching career. She was a life member of
the NEA. She was an active member of Zwolle First United
Methodist Church, and the United Methodist Women for 48 years.

  Mrs. Leone was a dedicated wife and mother. Her life was
centered around her husband, children, grandchildren, great
grandchildren, extended family, and community. She lived her life
in service to others.

  Survivors include her husband, Billy Wayne Leone Sr.; four
children, Sandy Tyson of Bossier City, Toni Leone of Zwolle,
Billy Wayne Leone Jr. of Tampa, Fla., and Michael Leone of
Bossier City; one sister, Allie Ruth Nomec of Baton Rouge; two
brothers, Edgar Wright Jr. of Baton Rouge, and Charles Shorten
Wright of Brookhaven, Miss.; nine grandchildren; one great
grandchild; and a host of nieces and nephews. Mrs. Leone was
preceded in death by her father and mother, Edgar and Annie Mae
Wright; one daughter, Maria Suzanne Leone; and one sister, Mary
Bell Burk.

  Pallbearers were Garrett Walsh Jr., David Leone, Harold Leone
Jr., Donald Remedies, Allen Rials, James Napier, Jim House, and
James McComic.

  A special thanks to officer Ron Rivers, and Terry Rivers of the
Zwolle Police Dept., Acadian Ambulance Service, and the ER Staff
of Sabine Medical Center.

  Warren Meadows, Many, La.