Leland Lloyd SLAWSON

Male 1924 - 2008  (83 years)


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  • Name Leland Lloyd SLAWSON  [2
    • Leland Lloyd "Pete" Slawson, 83, of Louisburg, Kan., passed away April 8, 2008, at the St. Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City, Mo.

      Memorial services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, 2008, at Bruce Funeral Home, 712 S. Webster, PO Box 7, Spring Hill, Kan., (913) 592-2244. Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. before the service. Inurnment at Johnson County Memorial Gardens at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

      Pete was born May 12, 1924, in Pratt, Kan., to Claude C. and Beulah (Martin) Slawson. He served in the U.S. Army from 1945 to 1947. He was a truck driver and retired from Reno Construction Company in 1982 after 30 years with the company. He returned to Louisburg in 2005 to be closer to his children.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Jessie (York) Slawson, a brother, Merle, a sister, Mabel, and a great granddaughter, Makayla.

      Pete is survived by five children, Linda Cutshaw of Louisburg, Cathy Burk of Bucyrus, Carolyn Tucker of LaCygne, Sharon Mowry of Louisburg, and David Slawson of Independence, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren, and a brother, Burl Slawson of Stilwell.

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      Created by: john Webb [1]
    Nickname Pete 
    Birth 12 May 1924  Archie, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Living with parents in Deer Creek, Bates Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 8 Apr 2008  [1
    Burial Johnson County Chapel and Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, Johnson Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I51773  Main Tree
    Last Modified 19 May 2016 

    Father Claude SLAWSON,   b. 8 Jun 1891, Crocker, Pulaski Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1971, Stilwell, Johnson Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Beulah G. MARTIN,   b. Mar 1894, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1974, Paola, Miami Co., Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage Nov 1914  Miller County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F20686  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 May 1924 - Archie, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Johnson County Chapel and Memorial Gardens, Overland Park, Johnson Co., Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S03336] Slason-Slauson-Slawson-Slosson Family by George C. Slawson dated 1946.

    3. [S01471] 1930 Census Deer Creek, Bates County, Missouri.

    4. [S01807] Ancestry.com: Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002.