Arnold Marcelle Leas ¹

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Obituary for Arnold M. Leas



Arnold M. (Jake) Leas died, September 17, 2001 in Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana.

Mr. Leas was born, July 19, 1915 in Steuben County, a son of the late Warren and Leola (Spangler) Leas.

He was a chemical engineer and retired corporate director of research and development with Ashland Oil. He was a Kentucky Colonel.

Surviving are his wife Helen (Strait) Leas; two brothers, Rex Leas of Arcadia, Florida and Vance Leas of Ashley, Indiana; and a sister, Phyllis Knight of Lancaster, California. Brothers Laurence, Robert, Lyle, Eugene and a sister, Latriealle Reinoehl preceded him in death.

A memorial service was held, Wednesday, September 24, 2001 at the Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens in Ashland, Kentucky by the Rev. Arthur Scott.

Kilgore & Collier Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Resided: US Census, 1920, Steuben County, Indiana, USA.

• Resided: US Census, 1930, Smithfield Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, USA.

• Occupation: Chemical Engineer, 1958, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA.

• Military: U.S. Marine Corps - E-4, 30 apr1955, Quantico, Virginia, USA.

Arnold married Helen Elizabeth Strait, daughter of Henry Clay Strait Sr. and Emma Louise Daggett. (Helen Elizabeth Strait was born on 16 Jun 1917 in Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA,² died on 17 Mar 2010 in Ohio, USA and was buried in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens, Ashland, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA ².)