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Leonard R Cumpston
(1926 - 25 Jan 2017)
Posted at findagrave.com: Leonard R. Cumpston, age 90 years, died January 25 at the Kennedy Memorial Hospital.
Born in Wymore, Nebraska, he also lived in Philadelphia, Norfolk, and Washington D.C. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1965 after 27 years and worked for the Pitman School System in the Maintenance Dept., delivered papers for Pitman News Agency and Pitman Bakery, retiring in 1987. He enjoyed Football Games, pinochle and was an avid fan of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion. Predeceased by his son Robert Cumpston, he was the last of his 11 siblings to pass. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Phyllis M. (nee Lee), daughters; Wendy (Jack) Batt and Lori (David) Lang, grandchildren; Pam (Mark) Mexis, Michele (Adam) Fistler, Sara (Brian) McGowan, Jason (Jackie) Lang, and 7 great grandchildren. Friends may call on Monday from 10 to 11AM in the KELLEY FUNERAL HOME, 125 Pitman Ave, Pitman, NJ. Service at 11AM. Interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Published in South Jersey Times on Jan. 27, 2017.
Born in Wymore, Nebraska, he also lived in Philadelphia, Norfolk, and Washington D.C. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1965 after 27 years and worked for the Pitman School System in the Maintenance Dept., delivered papers for Pitman News Agency and Pitman Bakery, retiring in 1987. He enjoyed Football Games, pinochle and was an avid fan of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion. Predeceased by his son Robert Cumpston, he was the last of his 11 siblings to pass. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Phyllis M. (nee Lee), daughters; Wendy (Jack) Batt and Lori (David) Lang, grandchildren; Pam (Mark) Mexis, Michele (Adam) Fistler, Sara (Brian) McGowan, Jason (Jackie) Lang, and 7 great grandchildren. Friends may call on Monday from 10 to 11AM in the KELLEY FUNERAL HOME, 125 Pitman Ave, Pitman, NJ. Service at 11AM. Interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Published in South Jersey Times on Jan. 27, 2017.
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Families
Spouse | Phyllis M Lee ( - ) |
Father | Francis "Frank" Henry Cumpston (1892 - 1958) |
Mother | Clarissa "Katie" Catherine McNeal (1898 - 1972) |
Sibling | Francis Clarence Cumpston (1918 - 2004) |
Sibling | Virginia Mae Cumpston (1920 - 1983) |
Sibling | Dorothy Naomi Cumpston (1922 - 2006) |
Sibling | Harold Lee Cumpston (1928 - 2011) |
Sibling | Opal LaVonne Cumpston (1930 - 1998) |
Sibling | Donald Jean Cumpston (1932 - 2009) |
Sibling | Wanda Gale Cumpston (1934 - 2001) |
Sibling | James E. Cumpston (1936 - 2002) |
Endnotes
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6. Grand View Cemetery Gothenburg Nebraska, Book, Compiled by Patricia A. Flatten, May 2003; Updated by Harold E. Clark, June 2012.
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