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Leola May <I>South</I> Eley

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Leola May South Eley

Birth
Cridersville, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA
Death
3 Oct 2015 (aged 95)
Wapakoneta, Auglaize County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Section K, Row 12
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Leola M. Eley, 95, of Cridersville, died 6:40 a.m., Sat. Oct. 3, 2015, at the Wapakoneta Manor. She was born Oct. 25, 1919, in Cridersville, the daughter of Arthur & Emma (Winget) South. On Sept. 6, 1941, she married John C. Eley, and he died Nov. 22, 2006.
Survivors include,
4 children,
She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings and spouses, Lloyd South & Margaret Ricker, Thelma & Dean Lee, Ed & Freida South, James South, & Mildred South.

Leola was a homemaker. She was a member of the former Calvary United Methodist Church, Cridersville, and the Bowersock Bros. V.F.W. Post #6771, Ladies Auxiliary, Spencerville. Leola was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. An excellent cook, her potato salad and apple pie were simply the best.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Wed. Oct. 7, 2015, at the Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Rt. 501, Wapakoneta, Pastor Charles Johnson officiating. Burial is to follow in the St. Matthew Cemetery, near Cridersville.
Leola M. Eley, 95, of Cridersville, died 6:40 a.m., Sat. Oct. 3, 2015, at the Wapakoneta Manor. She was born Oct. 25, 1919, in Cridersville, the daughter of Arthur & Emma (Winget) South. On Sept. 6, 1941, she married John C. Eley, and he died Nov. 22, 2006.
Survivors include,
4 children,
She was preceded in death by her parents, her siblings and spouses, Lloyd South & Margaret Ricker, Thelma & Dean Lee, Ed & Freida South, James South, & Mildred South.

Leola was a homemaker. She was a member of the former Calvary United Methodist Church, Cridersville, and the Bowersock Bros. V.F.W. Post #6771, Ladies Auxiliary, Spencerville. Leola was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. An excellent cook, her potato salad and apple pie were simply the best.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Wed. Oct. 7, 2015, at the Bayliff & Eley Funeral Home and Cremation Services, St. Rt. 501, Wapakoneta, Pastor Charles Johnson officiating. Burial is to follow in the St. Matthew Cemetery, near Cridersville.


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  • Maintained by: jnwinget
  • Originally Created by: DUVCW
  • Added: Apr 2, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13837244/leola_may-eley: accessed ), memorial page for Leola May South Eley (25 Oct 1919–3 Oct 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13837244, citing Saint Matthew Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by jnwinget (contributor 48073143).