James "Jim" Cleatus Leas ^{1 2}

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Glancy-H Brown and Son Funeral Home

JAMES C LEAS, 85, of Jackson Township Wells County IN and having family members in Huntington County IN died Saturday June 12, 2010 at 6:57 pm at Lutheran Hospital Fort Wayne.

Mr Leas was a 1942 graduate of Jackson Township High School. He was employed as a maintenance supervisor for Jackson Township High School and the Southern Wells School Corporation for 42 years before retiring. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force.

He was born Jan 12, 1925 in Jackson Township Wells County to Ralph and Ruey Slusher Leas. He married Donna J Booher on Nov 21, 1951 in Jackson Township. His wife survives in Montpelier.

Additional survivors include two daughters, Connie (Rex) Jennings of Warren, and Cathy Leas of Columbia City; two brothers, Robert Leas of Columbia City, and Gail Leas of Warren; a sister, Jane Carpenter of Bluffton; three grandchildre; and six great-grandchildren.

Calling is Tuesday June 15, 2010 from 4 pm to 8 pm at Glancy-H Brown and Son Funeral Home 203 N Matilda Street Warren. A service will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday June 16, 2010 at 10 am with calling one hour prior to the service. Rev Dewey Zent will officiate. Interment will be at Asbury Cemetery Warren.

James married Donna Jo Booher, daughter of Eli Booher and Stella Newhouse, on 21 Nov 1951. (Donna Jo Booher was born on 7 Aug 1930 ⁵ and died on 10 Jan 2024 in Parkview Huntington Hospital ⁵.)