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| Spouse: |
Vera Lucille,
August 1932
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| Children: |
Stanley Leon Sackett
Deborah Jane (Sackett) Muterspaugh
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| Grandchildren: |
Toni Ann (Sackett) Reyes Walker
Leon Lyn Sackett,
Gabriel Lawrence Muterspaugh,
Nathaniel Christian Muterspaugh,
Great Grandchildren,
Mary Esther Reyes,
Ruby Walker,
Autumn Walker,
Great Great Grandchildren,
Logan Reyes
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| Parents: |
Birth Parents
John and Gladys Lewis,
Adopted Parents,
Oscar and Annie Sackett
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| Siblings: |
None listed
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| Grandparents: |
None listed
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Cemetery Location Map to Gravesite |
Birth Date: 03/09/1907
Death Date: 12/20/1980
Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
Garden of Gleaner, Lot 77D, Grave 3
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Leon Christian Sackett was born on February 9, 1970 to John and Gladys Lewis. At the age of five month's, Leon's mother died of tuberculosis and diphtheria in a malignant form. She was only nineteen years old. Just before she died, she willed her baby to Mrs. Oscar Sackett, her sister-in-law. There was a court battle over the custody with the court giving the child to the Sacketts.
Leon grew up in Cloverdale, Indiana. He was president of his senior class. Later he acquired the nickname Casey. He always kept up with the Cloverdale High School sports teams. He was five years older than Vera O'Rear, but they fell in love and married at the ages of twenty and twenty-five.
During the Depression, times were tough, but their neighbors, the Haltoms, helped them have some great times anyways. Lots of vegetables were shared, as were other things to make life easier.
Vera and Casey had a son named Stanley Leon and sixteen years later, they had a daughter who they named Deborah Jane. Casey worked at the smokehouse in Cloverdale and then worked at Switzer Cummings Corporation when they moved to Indianapolis. They lived on McPherson Street when Stanley was little, then they later lived to a double in Adams Street. When Debbie was a sophomore in high school, they moved to Hartman Drive in Lawrence. Casey loved watching his four grandchildren play sports. Stanley and Mary had Toni and Leo and Debbie and Larry Muterspaugh had two boys named Gabriel and Nathaniel. While Debbie taught school, Grandma and Grandpa watched Gabriel and Nathaniel. This kept them busy and entertained. Grandpa Casey was always doing funny magic tricks for the boys. Dad also liked listening to his short wave and police radios. He liked to stay home, but mom could get him to go out to eat once in a while. His favorite food was raw oysters and oyster stew. He loved all of mom's cooking!
Leon Christian Sackett passed away on December 20, 1980 of a brain tumor from smoking, at the age of seventy-three. |
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A good looking young Casey in his favorite car.
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Wife Vera, son Stanley and husband, Leon (Casey) in the mid 1940's in their Sunday "best".
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Mom and Dad always went to Mom's annual sorority Phi Delta Pi Charity Ball.
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Dad was very proud of his new baby daughter at age forty-one.
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Toni, Leo, Mary, Stanley. Larry , Debbie and Dad always went to Lebanon park for a day of fun on the 4th of July. Mom's taking the picture.
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Dad in his tux is concentrating on walking correctly down the aisle with daughter, Debbie. There was standing room only, 1970.
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Vera, Leo, Stan, Toni, Debbie and Mary already to open Christmas presents as Larry takes the picture.
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All dressed up and ready to go celebrate Mom's birthday, early 1070's.
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Mom and Dad went to Florida, 1972, with Larry and Debbie. It was a great trip.
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Grandma and Grandpa Sackett are proud to see their new grandson, Nathaniel, Mom holding him and dad holding Gabriel (almost 3).
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