SNELLING, Leslie Roy
Source: Crawfordsville Journal
Review 23 Dec 1963 p 12 typed by Walt W
WAYNETOWN -- Leslie Roy
Snelling, 43, died of a heart attack at 9:55 p.m. Saturday in Culver Hospital
at Crawfordsville where he had been a patient since last Monday. Mr. Snelling
had operated the Sinclair Service Station here since 1957 and sponsored Les'
Sinclair bowling team. He was a member of the Methodist Church and Waynetown
American Legion. He was born Feb. 16, 1920 at Chrisman, Ill., a son of Elmer and
Myrtle Spurlin Snelling. He was married Feb. 1, 1947 to June Sarver. They were
married at Covington. He served in the U.S. Air Force four years and spent 13
months overseas. Survivors include the widow; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Snelling of Waynetown; eight brothers, Paul of Hillsboro, Byron of Attica,
Alvin of Minneapolis, Ray of Fort Wayne, Walter of Orlando, Fla., William of
Texas, Robert of Waynetown and Keith of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters, Mrs. Fern
Hoffmiester of Louisville, Ky. and Mrs. Martha Merrell of Howe; an uncle,
Charles Snelling of West Point; and two aunts, Mrs. Mary Harshbarger of
Champaign, Ill. and Mrs. Cora Reesen of Battleground. Funeral services will be
announced at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Servies Funeral Home here with Rev. Robert S.
Lecky officiating. Interment will be in Masonic Cemetery here. Friends may call
at the funeral home after 3 p.m. Monday.