Perry Chief; Perry, IA. Thursday 26 February 2987; page 2; column 5.

Clare M. Leek

JEFFERSON - Funeral services for Clare M. Lee, 91, of Jefferson, were
1 p.m. Feb. 19, ofthe Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home in Jefferson.

She died Feb. 15 at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson.

The Rev. Arthur Hill of Bagley officiated at the service, with Helen
Wilson of Jefferson as organist.  Burial was in the Greenbrier Cemetery.

Pallbearerswere Randy McDonald, Rodney McDonald, Gail McDonald, Harold
Blize, Gene Piel and Robert Mingus.

Clare Mae Leek was born May 1, 1895, to James and Luella Howe Crippen
on a farm near Bagley.  She married Albert Leek on Nov. 22, 1916, on
her parents farm near Bagley.

Preceding her in death were her husband, her parents and four sisters.

Survivors include one daughter, Genevieve Lamb of Jefferson; three
grandchildren and four great - grandchildren.