Champaign County OhArchives Obituaries.....Rees, Leon V April 11, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen Johnson-Heber gapeachprtnerz@bellsouth.net December 3, 2012, 3:39 pm The Springfield News-Sun REES, Leon V. 92, of Urbana, passed away, Monday, April 11, 2011 in the Sterling House of Urbana. He was born February 5, 1919 in Sidney, the son of Louis V. and Leonora (Chambers) Rees. Leon served his country in the United States Army during WWII. During his working career he was a master electrician and retired from Navistar. He was a member of Urbana United Methodist Church; order of Eastern star, Urbana Chapter #530 and the Harmony Lodge F. & A.M. # 0008, Urbana, Ohio. Leon was a handyman, he could fix or build anything. He made several grandfather clocks and stain glass. He is survived by his daughters, Lola Diane (William) Coates of North Lewisburg and Judy Lynn (Carl) Hickey of Urbana, his son, Garald V. (Janet) Rees of Cable, 8 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, his sister, Jean (Bob) Lotz of Sidney and several nieces & nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents and his loving wife, Lola (Litton) Rees. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, April 15, 2011 in the VERNON FUNERAL HOME, Urbana. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, 2011 in the funeral home. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery, Urbana. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/oh/champaign/obits/r/rees1548gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ohfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb