Obituaries:  Mr. Leon McCollister, Sabine Parish       M-242
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Dec 15, 1993
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net




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Mr. Leon McCollister (Photo)

  Mr. Leon Tatum McCollister, beloved husband, father, and
grandfather, died on Oct. 14. He died in Simi Valley, Calif.
However he was born in Many.

  He is survived by his two sons, Charles McCollister of Simi
Valley, and John McCollister of Chicago; two grandchildren,
Kymberley Golde of Brookfield, Conn., and Kathryn McCollister of
Washington, D. C.; and sister, Nuna B. Cromack of Brownsville,
Tex.

  Mr. McCollister had a 35 year career in the Department of
Justice, Immigration and Naturalization. He served as a border
patrolman in Texas, and as the administrator of the largest
family internment camp in Crystal City, Tex., during World War
II. He retired as assistant regional commissioner in Minneapolis,
Minn., in 1969. He has been a resident of Simi Valley since 1970,
where he pursued a second career as a broker in real estate.

  Mr. McCollister was a past worshipful master of the Masonic
Lodge, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, affiliated with
the Scottish Rite, and Shriners, a Lion's Club member, and a
deacon of the Baptist Church, for more than 50 years. He was
recently widowed, after having been married for over 58 years.

  Graveside services were held at Oakwood Memorial Park in
Chatsworth, Calif.

  Instead of flowers, a request was made that donations be given
to Leon Tatum McCollister Memorial Fund, at the Royal Avenue
Baptist Church, 2369 Royal Ave., Simi Valley 93065.