ROBERT BENJAMIN LEABO OBITUARY Reprinted with Permission © Shawnee News Star
ROBERT BENJAMIN LEABO
1919 - 1999
Robert "Bob" Benjamin Leabo died Monday at his home near Meeker. He was 79.
He was born September 27, 1919, in Deepwater, Missouri.
He was the son Charles Leroy and Victoria Branstetter Leabo.
He was a resident of the Meeker area for fifty three years and a member of the First Baptist Church in Meeker.
He was a truck driver for TG&Y for more than twenty five years.
He married Betty Ruth Wright June 12, 1946 in Oklahoma City.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers; seven sisters; one son, Charles Edgar Leabo in 1992; and one son-in-law, Jimmy Brasuell in 1994.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Ruth Leabo, of the home; sons and daughters-in-law, Robert Jr. and Ruby Leabo, Chandler; Carl and Debra Leabo, Meeker; daughters and son-in-law, Linda Brasuell, Meeker; Shirley and Leon Hasbell, Shawnee; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.
Visitation is set for 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. today at the Parks Brothers Funeral Chapel in Meeker.
Services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Meeker with the Rev. Michael Hamm and the Rev. Dennis Wright officiating.
Burial will follow in New Hope Cemetery under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home in Prague.
Published August 18, 1999.
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