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ObituariesMay 2, 1998

SIKESTON -- Lenora Elizabeth Emory Leslie, 88, of Springfield died Friday, May 1, 1998, at Mercy Villa Nursing Center in Springfield. She was born March 9, 1910, at Dexter. She married Joseph A. "Joe" Leslie, who preceded her in death in 1983. Leslie attended William Woods College. She had been a substitute teacher in the Sikeston School System, and was a caseworker several years for State of Missouri in the Sikeston office...

SIKESTON -- Lenora Elizabeth Emory Leslie, 88, of Springfield died Friday, May 1, 1998, at Mercy Villa Nursing Center in Springfield.

She was born March 9, 1910, at Dexter. She married Joseph A. "Joe" Leslie, who preceded her in death in 1983.

Leslie attended William Woods College. She had been a substitute teacher in the Sikeston School System, and was a caseworker several years for State of Missouri in the Sikeston office.

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She was a member of First United Methodist Church, PEO, and a Study Club.

Survivors include two sons, Richard Leslie of Springfield, Joe Leslie Jr. of San Francisco, Calif.; two grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ponder Funeral Home, with Dr. Jim Davis officiating. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery.

Friends may call Sunday from noon until service time.

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