Leekley, S. W. (Died 1903)

LEEKLEY, RAW

Posted By: Linda Ziemann (email)
Date: 3/18/2005 at 19:54:17

LeMars Globe-Post newspaper
Dated August 22, 1903,

DEATH OF S.W. LEEKLEY

S.W. Leekley, who formerly lived in this county, died at his home at Brookings, S.D., on Saturday morning from a stroke of paralysis with which he was stricken about two weeks before.

He was born at Galena, Ill., about 60 years ago and resided there until 1877 when he came to Marcus where he lived for about four years and came to Stanton township in this county, being a neighbor of Mat Delahunt, and lived here for twenty years going to Brookings about two years ago on account of his land interests changing to that point.

He was married to Miss Elizabeth Raw in Galena about thirty-six years ago and five children survive him, there being two sons and three daughters. Two sons died suddenly, John Leekly, being struck by lightning in a harvest field in Oklahoma about six years ago and Charles Leekley dying in a hospital a few days after he was taken sick at Tucson, Arizona, just as he was thought to be able to leave the hospital. His father was stricken with paralysis and died in a very similar manner. He leaves a widow and two sons, Mark A. and Robert and three daughters, Nellie, Rora, and Elsie. Two brothers survive him one being in Minneapolis and one in Des Moines. He was widely known throughout Plymouth county as a man of the highest honor and integrity and his death will cause much regret where he was known.

The funeral will be held at Brookings on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. Muxlow and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lessenger went to Brookings to attend the funeral.