Wesley Arnold SLAWSON

Male 1926 - 2002  (76 years)


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  • Name Wesley Arnold SLAWSON  [2
    • SLAWSON

      Arnold Wesley "Wes" Slawson, 76, Iberia, died Aug. 30, 2002, at his home.

      He was born Jan. 25, 1926, in Newburg, a son of Leonard and Offie Pointer Slawson. He was married March 17, 1982, in Reno, Nev., to Eleanor Reed, who survives at the home.

      He was an Army and Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He worked for the Sands Hotel and Casino in Reno, until his retirement in 1987. He was a member of the Crocker VFW 4956.

      Other survivors include: one son, Leonard H. Slawson, Jefferson City; one daughter, Phyllis Ann Slawson, Hermiston, Ore.; two stepsons, Doug Love, state of Washington, and Jimmy Love, state of Oregon; one stepdaughter, Cindy Love, state of Washington; four brothers, James Slawson and Lester Slawson, both of Rolla, George Slawson, St. James, and Ernie Slawson, Silex; two sisters, Hazel Travis, Sikeston, and Mary Grenier, Kirkland, Wash.; two grandsons and one great-granddaughter.

      Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rekus Funeral Home, Iberia. The Rev. Mark Skiles will officiate. Burial with military honors will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, near Iberia.

      Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday.
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    Birth 25 Jan 1926  Newburg, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Living with parents in Liberty, Phelps Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Census 1940  Living with parents in Arlington, Phelps Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 30 Aug 2002  Iberia, Miller Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I85392  Main Tree
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2018 

    Father Leonard F. SLAWSON,   b. 31 Mar 1901, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Aug 1977 (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Offie POYNTER,   b. 22 Sep 1904   d. 4 Jan 1983 (Age 78 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 30 Jan 1922  Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F27457  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eleanor REED 
    Family ID F35120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2016 

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    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Living with parents in Liberty, Phelps Co., Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S8188] Missouri Obituary and Death Notice Archive.

    2. [S4781] 1930 Census Liberty, Phelps County, Missouri.

    3. [S8187] 1940 Census Arlington, Phelps County, Missouri.

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