This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Leonard, Smith, Reynolds, Kroes, Beyers, Flowers Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QFB.2ACE/837 Message Board Post: Mr. George W. Leonard - Wall Lake, Delton, age 79, passed away suddenly Wednesday (Nov. 10, 1971) morning at his home. Mr. Leonard was born Dec. 14, 1892, the son of William and Harriet Smith Leonard. He moved to Delton as a young man and operated the Leonard Brick Yard and a garage business for several years. He spent most of his life as a public servant, having been Sheriff of Barry County for 8 years, was relief administrator of Barry County for 3 years and the Delton Postmaster for many years. He was also Director of the First National Bank of Hastings for many years. Mr. Leonard was a member of the Hastings American Legion, Hickory Corners Masonic Lodge No. 345 F & AM. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force during World War I. On Feb. 9, 1924, he was married to Fay Reynolds, in Indiana, who survives. Also surviving are one son, George R. of Delton; 3 sisters, Mrs. Florence Kroes, Mrs. Mable Beyers, Mrs. Lois Flowers, all of Delton, where services will be held F! riday at 2:30 p.m., Rev. Paul Deal officiating. Interment in Hickory Corners Cemetery, with graveside services under auspices of Hickory Corners Masonic Lodge. source: Kalamazoo Gazette Thurs 11 Nov 1971 (submitted by a volunteer, no family connection)