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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Mary June Leake
Mary June
Leake
October 6, 1926 – April 14, 2016
Mary June Leake's Obituary
Mary June Leake
Howe- Services for Mary June Leake, 89, will be held Sunday, April 17, at 2:00 P.M. at the Waldo Funeral Home in Sherman. Officiating will be Ken Howerton of Oklahoma City. Burial will follow at Akers Cemetery. The pallbearers will be her 7 grandsons. Mrs. Leake went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 14th 2016 at Wilson N. Jones Hospital.
June was born on October 26, 1926 to Houston O. and Mary Annetta Collins Dickinson. Out of the five children, she was one of two that was born on her mother's Chickasaw allotment land in Ninnekah, Oklahoma. June was very proud of her Native American heritage and sought to instill respect for native and tribal traditions to her children. Daughter, Beth Alexander, currently serves as a Chickasaw legislator.
In 1950, she married her sweetheart, Donald A. Leake, and moved to Peoria, IL. There he was employed by Caterpillar Tractor Company to play basketball with the Caterpillar Diesels in the Amateur Athletic Union. After a move to Dallas, TX in 1962, June raised a growing family and later assisted her husband when he opened his own insurance agency.
In 1972, the family moved to Sherman and bought the Roto- Rooter Sewer and Drain Cleaning franchise for Grayson and surrounding counties. After serving the community for 35 years, they sold the company to their son, Matthew.
Besides her relationship to Jesus Christ, one of June's greatest joys was her family. She loved the many occasions when all of the large extended family would gather. She often commented how blessed she was to have such a close relationship to her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by her four children, Jeffrey Leake of Sherman and Matthew Leake of Denison, Becky Clayton of Tyler, and Beth Alexander of Achille, OK, and 9 grandchildren, Josh and Will Alexander, Heath, Ben, Jared and Laura Clayton, Dan and Nathan Leake and Oliva Nelson. She also is proud of her six great grandchildren, Ever Grace and Harlow Alexander and Joseph, Silas and Samuel Nelson and Gabriel Alexander.
The family would like to express their gratitude to Dr. Mike Benson and the staff of Wilson N. Jones for the loving care they provided both of their parents.
Visitation will be Saturday, April 16th at Waldo Funeral Home from 6 to 8 P.M. The register book may be signed at waldofuneralhome.com.
Howe- Services for Mary June Leake, 89, will be held Sunday, April 17, at 2:00 P.M. at the Waldo Funeral Home in Sherman. Officiating will be Ken Howerton of Oklahoma City. Burial will follow at Akers Cemetery. The pallbearers will be her 7 grandsons. Mrs. Leake went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 14th 2016 at Wilson N. Jones Hospital.
June was born on October 26, 1926 to Houston O. and Mary Annetta Collins Dickinson. Out of the five children, she was one of two that was born on her mother's Chickasaw allotment land in Ninnekah, Oklahoma. June was very proud of her Native American heritage and sought to instill respect for native and tribal traditions to her children. Daughter, Beth Alexander, currently serves as a Chickasaw legislator.
In 1950, she married her sweetheart, Donald A. Leake, and moved to Peoria, IL. There he was employed by Caterpillar Tractor Company to play basketball with the Caterpillar Diesels in the Amateur Athletic Union. After a move to Dallas, TX in 1962, June raised a growing family and later assisted her husband when he opened his own insurance agency.
In 1972, the family moved to Sherman and bought the Roto- Rooter Sewer and Drain Cleaning franchise for Grayson and surrounding counties. After serving the community for 35 years, they sold the company to their son, Matthew.
Besides her relationship to Jesus Christ, one of June's greatest joys was her family. She loved the many occasions when all of the large extended family would gather. She often commented how blessed she was to have such a close relationship to her children and grandchildren.
She is survived by her four children, Jeffrey Leake of Sherman and Matthew Leake of Denison, Becky Clayton of Tyler, and Beth Alexander of Achille, OK, and 9 grandchildren, Josh and Will Alexander, Heath, Ben, Jared and Laura Clayton, Dan and Nathan Leake and Oliva Nelson. She also is proud of her six great grandchildren, Ever Grace and Harlow Alexander and Joseph, Silas and Samuel Nelson and Gabriel Alexander.
The family would like to express their gratitude to Dr. Mike Benson and the staff of Wilson N. Jones for the loving care they provided both of their parents.
Visitation will be Saturday, April 16th at Waldo Funeral Home from 6 to 8 P.M. The register book may be signed at waldofuneralhome.com.
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