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DeLorus J. Leftwich

1917 - 2018

DeLorus J. Leftwich obituary, 1917-2018, Canton, MO

BORN

1917

DIED

2018

FUNERAL HOME

Davis Funeral Home, Inc. - Canton

310 N. 7th Street

Canton, Missouri

DeLorus Leftwich Obituary

CANTON, Mo. -- Mrs. DeLorus J. Leftwich, 100, of Canton, died Sunday morning, March 18, 2018, at the Lewis County Nursing Home in Canton.

She was born Aug. 18, 1917, in Millstadt, Ill., a daughter of Oliver A. and Jessie Weston Schorr. She married Howard E. Leftwich on June 2, 1934, in Fort Madison, Iowa. He died July 2, 1993.

DeLorus was a farm wife all of her life and cherished the moments that she spent on the tractor and in her garden.

She was a 75-year member of the Primrose Extension Club of Clark County and later the LaGrange Garden Club.

She served as the secretary of the Gregory Drainage District for over 50 years and was a member of the Bluff Springs United Methodist Church for over 70 years and its UMW.

DeLorus loved her family very much and they include her daughter, Deanna (Alan) Williams of Quincy; son, Larry Kent (Vicki) Leftwich of Canton; three grandsons, Monte (Judy) Williams of Dayton, Ohio, L. Todd (Denise) Leftwich of Canton and Gregory Kent ((Jennifer) Leftwich of Palmyra; granddaughter, Lisa (Keith) Sawottke of Scottsdale, Ariz.; seven great-grandchildren, Gage, Taylor and Bailey Leftwich, Alex and Eric Williams and Sarah and Samantha Zahn; and great-great-grandchildren, Addie and Jackson Hodges.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and two brothers, Weston and James Schorr.

SERVICES: A private burial and committal service will be held in Bluff Springs Cemetery near Canton.

VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 23, at Davis Funeral Home in Canton.

MEMORIALS: Lewis County Nursing Home or Bluff Springs United Methodist Church in care of Davis Funeral Home, Canton.

WEBSITE: davis-fh.com.

ARRANGEMENTS: Davis Funeral Home, Canton.

Condolences may be expressed online at whig.com.

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Published by Herald-Whig from Mar. 20 to Mar. 22, 2018.

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