| Graduation Year | Class of 1965 |
| Date of Passing | Jan 02, 2010 |
| About | John Allen Leslie, 62, of Piketon, Ohio died Saturday January 2, 2010, at his home. He was born December 13, 1947 in Piketon, son of Ruby Elizabeth Mossbarger Leslie and the late Frederick Edward Leslie. Also surviving is John’s wife of 41 years, Jo Ellen Reeves Leslie, two children, Deborah Ellen Wilson of Los Angeles, California; Stephen James Wilson and wife Kim of Peebles, Ohio; granddaughter, Ashley Lynn McNeilan and husband Terry of Peebles; three great grandchildren, Owen, Aron and Makayla MeNeilan; three brothers, Ira E. Leslie and wife Patricia; Edgar Oren Leslie and wife Pamela; Robert R. Leslie and wife Diane all of Piketon, and two sisters, Ivy Day and husband Vernon and Linda Moore and husband Larry of Piketon. John was the owner/operator of John Leslie Bulldozing, Home Sales and Land Development, and partner in Cabin Creek Properties. He was U.S. Air Force veteran serving during the Vietnam Era, and attended Bethel Chapel Church of Christ in Christian Union. Community, friends and his loving family will treasure their memories of this man, who was as solid as the earth he worked, and as tender in his heart to all he met. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2010 at the Bethel Chapel Church of Christ in Christian Union, with Rev. Larry Moore and Rev. Richard Humble officiating. Burial will follow in Leslie Family Cemetery, Piketon, with military graveside services conducted by American Legion Merritt Post 142, Waverly. Friends may call at Boyer Funeral Home in Waverly, Ohio from 3-8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Bethel Chapel Youth Fund, 114 Upper Road, Piketon, Ohio 45661 and Kidney Cancer Research Fund at The James, The James Office of Development, 660 Ackerman Road, 6th Floor, P.O. Box 183112, Columbus, Ohio 43218. www.boyerfuneral.com Birth date: December 13, 1947 - Death date: January 2, 2010 |
