Leslie Surface

Leslie L. Surface, 89, of Delta passed away Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at the family home.

He was born May 28, 1927, in Delta to the late Homer and Cora Bass Surface. He married Kathryn Marie Lynn at Piggott, Arkansas, on Oct. 30, 1948, and she preceded him in death April 17, 2015.

Leslie served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church in Delta. He was a retired heavy-equipment operator in St. Louis Local 513. He was an avid outdoorsman, loving to hunt, fish and garden. He was a member of Chaffee V.F.W. Post 3127.

Survivors include two daughters, Pam (Jim) Dunn and Sandy Spane, both of Delta; a grandson, Ryan (Bree) Dunn of Advance, Missouri; a brother, Alvie (Joan) Surface of Rockview, Missouri; and a sister, Betty Pearman of Chaffee, Missouri.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Raymond and Ray Surface, and three sisters, Virgie Surface, Rachel Schearf and Josie Frazier.

Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, with the Rev. Alvie Surface officiating. The Missouri Honors Team will do a full military service.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Southeast Hospice or Missouri Veterans Cemetery.

Online condolences may be made at amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.