Leamon Boone

1922 - 2012  (90 years)

• Name	Leamon Boone
  Born	11 Jun 1922	Smithville, Brunswick County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Jun 2012	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	26 Jun 2012	Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2149	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Willie Boone
  Mother	Mamie Stanley Boone
  Family ID	F556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Virginia Gillreath Boone
  Married	21 Jun 1944	Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas
  Children	1. John Boone,   d. 10 Apr 2002   2. Ilene Boone Besta   3. Kenneth Boone   4. Jim Boone
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2014 15:27:46
  Family ID	F557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 21 Jun 1944 - Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas Buried - 26 Jun 2012 - Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Obituary- Boone, Leamon 1 Leamon Boone Leamon Boone, 90, Topeka, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012, at Rossville Healthcare and Rehab Center in Rossville. He was born June 11, 1922, at Smithville, N.C., the son of Willie and Mamie Stanley Boone. Mr. Boone served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Leamon owned and operated Boone Office Machines with his wife Virginia from 1970 until they retired. He had worked for Remington Rand and Crane Office Machines. He was a member of Capital City Aerie 439 FOE Topeka. Mr. Boone was preceded in death by a son, John on April 10, 2002. He was also preceded in death by two grandsons. On June 21, 1944, he was united in marriage to Virginia Gillreath at Lawrence. They had just celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. She survives of the home. Other survivors include a daughter, llene Boone of Topeka; a great-granddaughter, Emily; two sons, Kenneth Boone and wife Laura of San Antonio, Texas, and Jim Boone and wife Pattie of Auburn; two sisters, Ruby Lee Jones of Virginia Beach, Va., and Cleo Cole of Hopewell, Va.; eight grandchildren, Amy Pickens of Rossville, Lisa Jesop of Marietta, Ga., Debbie Lopez of Hast¬ings, Neb., Jason Boone of San Antonio, Texas, Christy Snow of Salt Lake City, Utah, Christina Bell of San Antonio, Texas, Jody Monrell of Auburn, Jennifer Crews of Topeka and Rebecca Barngrover, Auburn; 23 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services were June 26 at the Topeka Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Memory Care Lane at Rossville Healthcare and Rehab Center and sent in care of Piper Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 642, Rossville, KS 66533.
  		Obituary- Boone, Leamon 2 Leamon Boone Leamon Boone, 90, Topeka, passed away Friday, June 22, 2012 at the Rossville Healthcare & Rehab Center in Rossville. He was born June 11, 1922 at Smithville, NC, the son of Willie and Mamie Stanley Boone. Mr. Boone served in the United States Army Air Corp during WWII. Leamon owned and operated Boone Office Machines with his wife Virginia from 1970 until they retired. He had worked for Remington Rand and Crane Office Machines. He was a member of Capital City Aerie No. 439 FOE Topeka. Mr. Boone was preceded in death by a son John on April 10, 2002. He was also preceded in death by two grandsons. On June 21, 1944 he was united in marriage to Virginia Gill- reath at Lawrence, they had just celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary. She survives of the home. Other survivors include a daughter, Ilene Boone, Topeka; a great-granddaughter, Emily of the home; two sons, Kenneth (Laura) Boone, San Antonio, TX, and Jim (Pattie) Boone, Auburn; two sisters, Ruby Lee Jones, Virginia Beach, VA, and Cleo Cole, Hopewell, VA; eight grandchildren, Amy (Randy) Pickens, Rossville, Lisa (Troy) Jesop, Marietta, GA, Debbie (Essa) Lopez, Hastings, NE, Jason Boone, San Antonio, TX, Christy (Dennis) Snow, Salt Lake City, UT, Christina (Jake) Bell, San Antonio, TX, Jody (Robert) Monrell, Auburn, Jen¬nifer (Mike) Crews, Topeka and Rebecca (Jimmy) Barngrover, Auburn; 23 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grand- children. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 26, 2012 on the Patio at the Topeka Cemetery. Mr. Boone will lie in state from 6:30 until 8:00 P.M. Monday, June 25, 2012 at Piper Funeral Chapel in Rossville. Memorial contributions may be made to Memory Care Lane at Rossville Healthcare and Rehab Center and sent in care of Piper Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 642, Rossville, KS. 66533. Online condolences may be sent to www.piperfuneralhome.com.
  		Birthday- Boone, Leamon Leamon Boone, Topeka, will celebrate his 80th birthday as guest of honor at a reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday in Snyder's Cabin in Gage Park hosted by his family. He was born June 11, 1922. Mr. Boone has worked in the office machines business for 60 years and has been a business owner for the last 32 years. He and his wife, Virginia, were married June 21, 1944. Their children and spouses are Ken and Laura Boone, San Antonio; Jim and Patti Boone, Auburn; and Ilene and Bennie Besta, Rossville. Their son, John Boone, is deceased. They have nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.