BILLIE JEAN GLEASON

BILLIE JEAN GLEASON, 66, of New Haven, passed away on Friday, June 25, 2010, at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born in Fort Jackson, S.C., daughter of the late Arthur and Ouida McClellan. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church Gar Creek, New Haven and the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. After graduating from college, she taught business classes at high schools in both Douglas, Kan. and Commerce, Okla. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, James M. Gleason of New Haven; her cousins, Rocke (Linda) Amonette of Norman, Okla. and David (Chris) McDonald of Warren, Mich.; her sister-in-law, Cheri Hill of Derby, Kan.; and her brother-in-law, Cecil (Lucy) Gleason of Tacoma, Wash. Funeral service is 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at Paul Thomas Funeral Home, 1432 B. St. N.W., Miami, Okla. Calling is from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at E. Harper & Son Funeral Home, 740 St. Road 930 E., New Haven. Burial in G.A.R. Cemetery, Miami, Okla. Preferred memorials to donor's choice. Online, please visit www.harperfuneralhome.com