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Leslie J. Freeman

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Birth	:	16 Jul 1921 Allen, Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Death	:	27 Oct 1994 Lyon County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.4202995, -96.2055969
Plot	:	Section A - Lot W 1/2 89 - Space 3
Description	:	Emporia Gazette, Thursday, 27 October 1994 Leslie J. Freeman Leslie J. Freeman, 73, 2842 Rio Vista Drive, died Oct. 27, 1994, at Newman Hospital. Mr. Freeman was president of Citizen's National Bank and Trust Co. when he retired in January 1983 after 37 years of service. At the time of his retirement, Mr. Freeman was featured in a Gazette article that stated, "It was as chief loan officer that Mr. Freeman devoted most of his time and energy, and this was his forte. It was here that his experience, skill and judgement all came together to earn... Read More	Emporia Gazette, Thursday, 27 October 1994 Leslie J. Freeman Leslie J. Freeman, 73, 2842 Rio Vista Drive, died Oct. 27, 1994, at Newman Hospital. Mr. Freeman was president of Citizen's National Bank and Trust Co. when he retired in January 1983 after 37 years of service. At the time of his retirement, Mr. Freeman was featured in a Gazette article that stated, "It was as chief loan officer that Mr. Freeman devoted most of his time and energy, and this was his forte. It was here that his experience, skill and judgement all came together to earn the respect of both borrowers and bankers alike." Mr. Freeman attended Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia and was employed part-time at J.C. Penney, Montgomery Ward and Fox Theaters until he enlisted in the Air Force in 1941. He returned to Emporia in late 1945 and began employment with Citizens National Bank on Jan. 2, 1946. Leslie J. Freeman , the son of E.E. and Blanche I. Valyer Freeman, was born July 16, 1921, southwest of Allen. He married M. Marie Grimwood on June 23, 1956, at Emporia. Mr. Freeman was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II and a member of Ball-McColm American Legion Pot 5. He also was a member of Emporia Masonic Lodge 12, the York Rite Bodies, and the Arab Shrine Temple in Topeka; the Emporia Chamber of Commerce; Kansas Farm Bureau; and the Emporia Country Club. He was chairman of the Community Chest commercial division in 1951 and also assisted the Lyon County Association for Retarded Citizens, Friends of the Zoo, Friends of the Library, Lyon County Humane Society, the United Way and the Emporia State University Alumni and Endowment Associations. He is survived by his wife; a son, Timothy Freeman of Emporia; two daughters, Shelley Wise of Basalt, Colo., and Carol Prosser of Wichita; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Three sisters, Dorothy Jordan, Ardyce Freeman and Esther Hazlett, died earlier. Cremation is planned. The memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Patio Garden at Memorial Lawn Cemetery. The Rev. Lyle Seger of the First United Methodist Church will conduct the service. Military services will be conducted by Ball-McColm American Legion Post 5 and Lowry-Funston Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1980. Memorial contributions tot he All Veterans Memorial at Soden's Grove Park may be sent to Roberts-Blue-Barnett Funeral Home.

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Leslie J. Freeman's memorial is located at: Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Emporia, Lyon County, USA.
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Leslie J. Freeman death on 27 Oct 1994 in Lyon County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.4202995
Longitude: -96.2055969

Family Members:

Parent

Elverson Eliott Freeman

(1884 - 1975)

Blanche I Valyer Freeman

(1884 - 1951)

Spouse

Mary Marie Grimwood Freeman

(1927 - 2004)

Frances “Fran” Downing Johnson

(1922 - 1982)

Siblings

M. Ardyce Freeman

(1908 - 1994)

Children

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