Leon Lloyd Wilson (1917-2005)

WILSON, LANNING, SANDOR, DAWSON, LONG, SCHREINER, SCHONHORST, ALLEMAN, CLAVERIA

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 12/4/2005 at 11:19:36

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Sunday, December 4, 2005.

Leon Lloyd Wilson, 88, of Nevada died Friday, Dec. 2, at the Hubbard Care Center.

Leon was born Aug. 26, 1917, in Marathon the son of William and Helen Lanning Wilson. He was united in marriage to Mary Ann Sandor on July 8, 1943. Leon graduated from Iowa State University where he earned a degree in civil engineering and was a three-year letterman in the Big Eight Conference in baseball. He played baseball with the St. Louis farm team before joining the Army Corps of Engineers. While in the Corps of Engineers, he worked on several TVA Projects in Oklahoma and Arkansas. He returned to Iowa in 1948 to farm and take care of his mother. Leon was Story County Master Corn Grower in 1962, having produced 151.9 bushels per acre; the first in Story County to exceed the 150-bushel per acre mark. Leon served as Nevada postmaster from 1963 until retiring in 1985. He served as president of Iowa Postmasters from 1973 to1974, president of Nevada Rotary on 1973 and was a member of Eastern Story County Toastmasters, Saint Patrick's Church and the American Legion. He and his wife both retired to enjoy their grandchildren. He enjoyed traveling and ISU sports.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Wilson, of Nevada, two sons and daughters-in-law, Mark and Diane Wilson of Nevada and Steve and Rosemary Wilson of Nevada, a daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Mike Dawson of Nevada; six grandchildren Ben and Molly Long, Tom Wilson, Kathryn Wilson, William Dawson, Erin Wilson, Nicole Wilson; two great-grandchildren Nick and Maria Long; three brothers Ralph (Ardith) Wilson of Minneapolis., Wayne (Jan) Wilson of Ames and Jim (Betsy) Wilson of Pasadena, Calif.; and three sisters Vera Schreiner of Omaha, Neb., Ruth (Wesley) Schonhorst of Slater and Carol (Robert) Alleman of Ankeny; and two sisters-in-law, Marilyn Wilson of Kelly and Virginia Wilson of Minnesota.

He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers Floyd and Clyde; and one sister, Martha Claveria.

Private family services are planned for a later date.

Bacon Funeral Home and Crematory in Nevada is handling arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Hubbard Care Center.

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