Dorris Allen Leakey

Dorris A. Leakey, age 87, a resident of Braymer, MO, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, at the Golden Age Nursing Home in Braymer.

Dorris was born on March 20, 1931, in Hardin, the son of James Allen and Sally Mae (Still) Leakey. He was a 1949 graduate of Braymer C-4 High School in Braymer. He was united in marriage to Bonnie Mae Boswell on July 4, 1952, in Grayson. After their marriage they moved to Braymer.

Dorris was employed at Meierhoffer Funeral Home in St. Joseph for a period of time. He also worked for MFA Insurance for several years. He then started farming and farmed the rest of his life. Dorris was a board member for the Braymer C-4 School District. He was also a board member for Production Credit Association in St. Joseph for seven years. Dorris played lead guitar, sang, and was the clown for Buddie Boswell’s Union Mill Opry in its early years. He also was a board member at the Consumers Oil & Supply in Braymer.

Survivors include one son, Mark Leakey and friend Becky Mitchell of Braymer; one daughter, Connie McPheeters (Steve) of Liberty; one sister, Jane Murdock and friend Bob of Camdenton; three grandchildren, Scott Leakey (Shelby) of Braymer, Bret McPheeters (Ashley) of Liberty, and Brooke McPheeters and fiancé Michael Villareal of Brooklyn, NY; four great-grandchildren, Taylor, Courtney and Morgan, all of Braymer, and Gavin of Liberty.

Dorris was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Anna Lee Clarke; and two brothers, Roy Leakey and Eldred “PeeWee” Leakey.

Funeral services will be held at the Lindley Pitts Funeral Home in Braymer on Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. A scheduled family visitation will be held at the funeral home in Braymer on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friends may call at the funeral home in Braymer on Thursday, Sept. 20 from noon until 8:00 p.m. Burial will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Braymer. Memorial contributions may be made to the Compassus Hospice, and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P. O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601. Online condolences may be left at www.lindleyfuneralhomes.com.

Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Pitts Funeral Home in Braymer.

(paid obituary)