SNIDER, Leotha Peak
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review, January 18, 1977
ATTICA – Leotha May Snider, 73, of Rt. 2, Attica, died Monday in Soldiers’ Home at Lafayette. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church at Attica and Attica War Mothers. She also belonged to the Birthday Club of Riverside. She was a resident of Lafayette and Riverside communities and had attended school in Shadeland. Born in Elizabethtown, Ky., May 14, 1903, she was a daughter of Pious and Minerva Barker Peak. She married Marion Alfred Snider at Lafayette on Dec. 26, 1927. He preceded her in death in June 1966 She is survived by four sons, James of Belt, Mont., Joseph of Saginaw, Mich., George of Attica and Marion of Elkhart; two daughters, Mrs. Stanley (Rosemary) Hatke of Crawfordsville and Mrs. Robert (Catherine) Corbett of Mesa, Ariz.; 23 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Francis Xavier Church with the Rev. William Bath officiating. Burial will be in St. Boniface Cemetery at Lafayette. Friends may call at Maus Funeral Home at Attica 5-9 p.m. Tuesday. Rosary will be said at 8 p.m. Tuesday. – jlr
Source: Covington Friend Wednesday, Jan.26, 1977
Leotha May Snider, 73, of R.R. 2, Attica, passed away at the Indiana State Soldiers Home, Lafayette, on Monday, January 17, 1977 at 7:20 a.m. where she had been a patient since 1975.
She was born at Elizabethtown, Ky., May 14, 1903, the daughter of Pious and Minerva Barker Peak. She had formerly lived in Lafayette and had been a resident of Riverside Community for 45 years.
She was married December 26, 1927 in Lafayette to Marion Alfred Snider who preceded her in death June 23, 1966.
She had attended school at Shadeland. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church of Attica, War Mothers, and Birthday Club of Riverside.
Surviving are four sons, James Alfred of Belt, Mont.; Joseph of Saginaw, Mich.; George of Attica; Marion Francis of Elkhart; one daughter, Mrs. Stanley (Rosemary) Hatke of R.R. 6, Crawfordsville; one sister, Mrs. Robert (Catherine) Corbett of Mesa, Ariz.; 23 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
Services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, 1977 at St. Francis Xavier Church. Rev. William Vath officiated. Burial was in St. Bonafice Cemetery at Lafayette. -s