Freestone County, Texas Obituaries Obituaries for Leonard Silvertooth Osborne Jr.: Palestine Herald newspaper - Dec 13, 2005 edition [Note - Palestine is in nearby Anderson County] Leon Osborne Jr. Services for Leon Osborne Jr., 77, of Kirvin were at 2 p.m. today at Kirvin Baptist Church. Burial followed at Woodland Cemetery under the direction of Capps Memorial Chapel of Fairfield. Mr. Osborne died Wednesday. ============================================================= Fairfield Recorder - Dec. 29, 2005 issue Leon Silvertooth Osborne Jr. passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 in Kirvin, Texas. He was 77 years old. Mr. Osborne was born August 27, 1928 in Tulahoma, Tennessee to Leon Silvertooth Osborne Sr. and Bessie Anne Osborne. Funeral services were held on Friday, December 23, 2005 at Kirvin Baptist Church with Bro. James Gibbs officiating. Burial followed at Woodland Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Rheta Osborne, his daughters Dolores Ann Patras of Eagle River, Alaska and Linda Faye Peters of Eagle River, Alaska, his sons Stanley Leon Osborne of Corsicana, Texas, William Lynn Osborne of California, Douglas Wayne Osborne of Eagle River, Alaska and Jimmy Dale Osborne of Kirvin, Texas, 18 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and his brother William Martin Osborne of Tulahoma, Tennessee. Mr. Osborne was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and one brother. Pallbearers were Peewee Carter, Jim Clark, Frank Croft, Willie Rowland, Truman Sparks and Clint Sutton. Capps Memorial Chapel of Fairfield was in charge of the arrangements.