Leon was the 9th child of Micajah & Eliza (Meador). His twin Lois died in 1977. Leon was born on the family farm in Whitham, Missouri. He received the Purple Heart while serving in Korea. When his service ended in 1953 he married Virginia Dale. He drove a truck most of his life – dump, cement mixer, log truck, milk & bread truck, gas tanker and a few tractor-trailer rigs. The family lived in Oregon for 2 years. They called this their 2 year vacation because of all the beautiful places to visit.
One of the grandkids wrote that Leon was known as always the tallest kid, and he wore a cowboy hat and boots with his wrangler jeans. He wasn't a person to sit when there was work to do, but it wasn't work to him, he enjoyed staying busy and keeping his cars, trucks and homeplace looking thier best. And when he didn't have ‘work' at home he helped the neighbors. "Grandpa was the best, he may have been taken from us, but our memories of him will be in our hearts and that can't be taken away. "
One of the grandkids wrote that Leon was known as always the tallest kid, and he wore a cowboy hat and boots with his wrangler jeans. He wasn't a person to sit when there was work to do, but it wasn't work to him, he enjoyed staying busy and keeping his cars, trucks and homeplace looking thier best. And when he didn't have ‘work' at home he helped the neighbors. "Grandpa was the best, he may have been taken from us, but our memories of him will be in our hearts and that can't be taken away. "
Leon was the 9th child of Micajah & Eliza (Meador). His twin Lois died in 1977. Leon was born on the family farm in Whitham, Missouri. He received the Purple Heart while serving in Korea. When his service ended in 1953 he married Virginia Dale. He drove a truck most of his life – dump, cement mixer, log truck, milk & bread truck, gas tanker and a few tractor-trailer rigs. The family lived in Oregon for 2 years. They called this their 2 year vacation because of all the beautiful places to visit.
One of the grandkids wrote that Leon was known as always the tallest kid, and he wore a cowboy hat and boots with his wrangler jeans. He wasn't a person to sit when there was work to do, but it wasn't work to him, he enjoyed staying busy and keeping his cars, trucks and homeplace looking thier best. And when he didn't have ‘work' at home he helped the neighbors. "Grandpa was the best, he may have been taken from us, but our memories of him will be in our hearts and that can't be taken away. "
One of the grandkids wrote that Leon was known as always the tallest kid, and he wore a cowboy hat and boots with his wrangler jeans. He wasn't a person to sit when there was work to do, but it wasn't work to him, he enjoyed staying busy and keeping his cars, trucks and homeplace looking thier best. And when he didn't have ‘work' at home he helped the neighbors. "Grandpa was the best, he may have been taken from us, but our memories of him will be in our hearts and that can't be taken away. "
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