Leatham, Chester Faye
Oct. 4, 1916 - Sept. 10, 2010
Chester Faye Leatham, 93, of South Venice, formerly of Washington, D.C., and Rexburg, Idaho, died Sept. 10, 2010.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Farley Funeral Home, Venice Chapel. Interment will follow in Venice Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Violet (Allen); a daughter, Judy C. Stillwell; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Chester died at home from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.
He was born in Rexburg Oct. 4, 1916, to Robert and Joanna (Jensen) Leatham, the fourth of five children, and the sole survivor of his immediate family.
He grew up on a farm, hunting, fishing, trapping and doing farm work. After graduation from high school as valedictorian, he attended Brigham Young University, and then worked at various jobs around the country. When Chester enlisted in the U.S. Army at Montgomery, Ala., in 1940; because of his high I.Q., he was trained in telecommunications at Marine Base Quantico and other bases. He also had Ranger training, and trained with British Commandos. His unit was scheduled to land at the raid in Dieppe, France, but the operation was terminated before they landed. Chester was in the initial landing in North Africa, and after that campaign, he was in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, where he contracted malaria in the Cork Forest. After Sicily, he was in the landing at Salerno, Italy. His unit moved to England to prepare for the Normandy invasion, and many in his unit were killed when German U-boats penetrated the fleet during Operation Tiger on the south coast of England. After Normandy, he nearly lost his hearing while leading his men fighting an ammunition dump fire. In November 1944, his unit was withdrawn after 24 months in combat to return to the U.S. to retrain and refit for the planned invasion of Japan; but his malaria and hearing problems got him discharged in March 1945 as a master sergeant.
In June 1945 he married Violet Allen, who was serving with the British army A.T.S. in Washington, D.C. They lived in Mt. Rainier, Washington, and Kensington, Md., and retired in 1970, moving to Leisure Lakes, then to South Venice in 1980. Chester was a lifelong fisherman, hunter and gun enthusiast, and greatly enjoyed the outdoors. Chester and Vi were fond of sightseeing, and towed their trailer all over the U.S. on family vacations. They have enjoyed many visits from their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Published in Herald Tribune from September 15 to September 16, 2010
Oct. 4, 1916 - Sept. 10, 2010
Chester Faye Leatham, 93, of South Venice, formerly of Washington, D.C., and Rexburg, Idaho, died Sept. 10, 2010.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Farley Funeral Home, Venice Chapel. Interment will follow in Venice Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Violet (Allen); a daughter, Judy C. Stillwell; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Chester died at home from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.
He was born in Rexburg Oct. 4, 1916, to Robert and Joanna (Jensen) Leatham, the fourth of five children, and the sole survivor of his immediate family.
He grew up on a farm, hunting, fishing, trapping and doing farm work. After graduation from high school as valedictorian, he attended Brigham Young University, and then worked at various jobs around the country. When Chester enlisted in the U.S. Army at Montgomery, Ala., in 1940; because of his high I.Q., he was trained in telecommunications at Marine Base Quantico and other bases. He also had Ranger training, and trained with British Commandos. His unit was scheduled to land at the raid in Dieppe, France, but the operation was terminated before they landed. Chester was in the initial landing in North Africa, and after that campaign, he was in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, where he contracted malaria in the Cork Forest. After Sicily, he was in the landing at Salerno, Italy. His unit moved to England to prepare for the Normandy invasion, and many in his unit were killed when German U-boats penetrated the fleet during Operation Tiger on the south coast of England. After Normandy, he nearly lost his hearing while leading his men fighting an ammunition dump fire. In November 1944, his unit was withdrawn after 24 months in combat to return to the U.S. to retrain and refit for the planned invasion of Japan; but his malaria and hearing problems got him discharged in March 1945 as a master sergeant.
In June 1945 he married Violet Allen, who was serving with the British army A.T.S. in Washington, D.C. They lived in Mt. Rainier, Washington, and Kensington, Md., and retired in 1970, moving to Leisure Lakes, then to South Venice in 1980. Chester was a lifelong fisherman, hunter and gun enthusiast, and greatly enjoyed the outdoors. Chester and Vi were fond of sightseeing, and towed their trailer all over the U.S. on family vacations. They have enjoyed many visits from their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Published in Herald Tribune from September 15 to September 16, 2010
Leatham, Chester Faye
Oct. 4, 1916 - Sept. 10, 2010
Chester Faye Leatham, 93, of South Venice, formerly of Washington, D.C., and Rexburg, Idaho, died Sept. 10, 2010.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Farley Funeral Home, Venice Chapel. Interment will follow in Venice Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Violet (Allen); a daughter, Judy C. Stillwell; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Chester died at home from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.
He was born in Rexburg Oct. 4, 1916, to Robert and Joanna (Jensen) Leatham, the fourth of five children, and the sole survivor of his immediate family.
He grew up on a farm, hunting, fishing, trapping and doing farm work. After graduation from high school as valedictorian, he attended Brigham Young University, and then worked at various jobs around the country. When Chester enlisted in the U.S. Army at Montgomery, Ala., in 1940; because of his high I.Q., he was trained in telecommunications at Marine Base Quantico and other bases. He also had Ranger training, and trained with British Commandos. His unit was scheduled to land at the raid in Dieppe, France, but the operation was terminated before they landed. Chester was in the initial landing in North Africa, and after that campaign, he was in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, where he contracted malaria in the Cork Forest. After Sicily, he was in the landing at Salerno, Italy. His unit moved to England to prepare for the Normandy invasion, and many in his unit were killed when German U-boats penetrated the fleet during Operation Tiger on the south coast of England. After Normandy, he nearly lost his hearing while leading his men fighting an ammunition dump fire. In November 1944, his unit was withdrawn after 24 months in combat to return to the U.S. to retrain and refit for the planned invasion of Japan; but his malaria and hearing problems got him discharged in March 1945 as a master sergeant.
In June 1945 he married Violet Allen, who was serving with the British army A.T.S. in Washington, D.C. They lived in Mt. Rainier, Washington, and Kensington, Md., and retired in 1970, moving to Leisure Lakes, then to South Venice in 1980. Chester was a lifelong fisherman, hunter and gun enthusiast, and greatly enjoyed the outdoors. Chester and Vi were fond of sightseeing, and towed their trailer all over the U.S. on family vacations. They have enjoyed many visits from their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Published in Herald Tribune from September 15 to September 16, 2010
Oct. 4, 1916 - Sept. 10, 2010
Chester Faye Leatham, 93, of South Venice, formerly of Washington, D.C., and Rexburg, Idaho, died Sept. 10, 2010.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Farley Funeral Home, Venice Chapel. Interment will follow in Venice Memorial Gardens.
Survivors include his wife, Violet (Allen); a daughter, Judy C. Stillwell; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Chester died at home from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.
He was born in Rexburg Oct. 4, 1916, to Robert and Joanna (Jensen) Leatham, the fourth of five children, and the sole survivor of his immediate family.
He grew up on a farm, hunting, fishing, trapping and doing farm work. After graduation from high school as valedictorian, he attended Brigham Young University, and then worked at various jobs around the country. When Chester enlisted in the U.S. Army at Montgomery, Ala., in 1940; because of his high I.Q., he was trained in telecommunications at Marine Base Quantico and other bases. He also had Ranger training, and trained with British Commandos. His unit was scheduled to land at the raid in Dieppe, France, but the operation was terminated before they landed. Chester was in the initial landing in North Africa, and after that campaign, he was in Operation Husky, the invasion of Sicily, where he contracted malaria in the Cork Forest. After Sicily, he was in the landing at Salerno, Italy. His unit moved to England to prepare for the Normandy invasion, and many in his unit were killed when German U-boats penetrated the fleet during Operation Tiger on the south coast of England. After Normandy, he nearly lost his hearing while leading his men fighting an ammunition dump fire. In November 1944, his unit was withdrawn after 24 months in combat to return to the U.S. to retrain and refit for the planned invasion of Japan; but his malaria and hearing problems got him discharged in March 1945 as a master sergeant.
In June 1945 he married Violet Allen, who was serving with the British army A.T.S. in Washington, D.C. They lived in Mt. Rainier, Washington, and Kensington, Md., and retired in 1970, moving to Leisure Lakes, then to South Venice in 1980. Chester was a lifelong fisherman, hunter and gun enthusiast, and greatly enjoyed the outdoors. Chester and Vi were fond of sightseeing, and towed their trailer all over the U.S. on family vacations. They have enjoyed many visits from their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Published in Herald Tribune from September 15 to September 16, 2010
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