ADVANCE, Mo. -- Leonard Creg, 86, died Thursday, July 10, 2003, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo.
He was born Aug. 19, 1916, in Advance, son of Walter McClellen and Ethel Belle Jerles Creg. He and Ivorene Davis were married Aug. 18, 1934.
Creg was a member of the New Bethel General Baptist Church. He was a retired farmer, former manager of a gas station at Bernie and former employee of Public Water District 1.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Dale Creg of Dexter and Gary Creg of Eureka, Mo.; two brothers, Harold Creg and Wayne Creg, both of Dexter; two sisters, Ruby Crow of Bernie and Betty Jones of Dexter; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sons and a brother.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Clifford Wray officiating. Burial will be in Dexter Cemetery.
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