Leon Earl Stowe1

M, #43045, b. Jun 24, 1925, d. Jun 19, 2009

Family

Marjorie Helen Johnson b. May 6, 1923, d. Apr 4, 2014

Chronological Events

Birth*Jun 24, 1925 Leon Earl Stowe was born on Jun 24, 1925 at Berkshire, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1 
Marriage*Apr 25, 1948 He married Marjorie Helen Johnson, daughter of Willard Cortes Johnson and Eva Grace Lahue, on Apr 25, 1948 at Berkshire, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.1 
Death*Jun 19, 2009 Leon Earl Stowe died on Jun 19, 2009, at age 83 at Saint Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, United States.2 
ObituaryJun 22, 2009  OBITUARY: BERKSHIRE CENTER - Leon Earl Stowe, age 83, passed away unexpectedly, Friday evening, June 19, 2009, at the Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans.

He was born on the Stowe Family Farm in North Berkshire on June 24, 1925, the son of the late Percy and Marion (Perry) Stowe.

Growing up in North Berkshire, his father passed away when Leon was 10, at which point he started working on several area dairy farms. He purchased his first ton truck, a Ford, on Oct. 15, 1949, hauling canned milk to the creamery in Enosburg Falls and then in 1960 changed to hauling bulk milk to area creameries. He had been the President of Stowe and Sons Trucking, Inc. for 59 years. During this time he also hauled ice from Lake Carmi, bottled gas for A. Brown steel for Mo Aber, pea vine, hay, sawdust, logs, pulp wood, fire wood, wood chips, Christmas trees, bagged coal, for many farmers, loggers and business's in the area and pet food for Blue Seal. Leon and Marjorie hauled produce up and down the east coast. He was fond of his Ford and International Trucks but loved to drive his last truck the most, a red and white Kenworth.

Leon was a member of the Berkshire Center 2nd Congregational Church and was the church's custodian for over 50 years. He also attended the East Franklin Union Church for the past several years.

He is survived by his wife, Marjorie (Johnson) Stowe, of Berkshire Center. Leon and Marjorie were married on April 25, 1948. He is also survived by his children, Larry Stowe and his wife, Diane, of Berkshire Center, Bonnie Stowe of East Berkshire, David Stowe and his wife, Patricia, of Enosburg Falls, and Joyce Dodd and her husband, Eric, of Berkshire Center; nine grandchildren: Neil, Jeffrey, Holly, Hannah, Hilary, Anna-Maria, Amber, Autumn and Barry; eight great-grandchildren: Justin, Jarron, Jordon, Michael, Maverick, Alexis, Sierra and Jenessa; two brothers, Wayne Stowe of Penacook, N.H., and Luther Stowe and his wife, Theresa, of Winooski; three sisters: Lucille Derby of Rockville, Conn., Bethel Baranik of Sheldon Springs, and Lorraine Neville of Edgewater, Fla; and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Leon was predeceased by two brothers, Russell Stowe and Merriman "Sonny" Sheltra.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at 11 a.m. at the Berkshire Center 2nd Congregational Church with Rev. Jason McConnell officiating. Interment will follow in the Berkshire Center Cemetery.

Visiting hours will be held Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls.

For those who wish, contributions in Leon's memory may be made to the Berkshire Center 2nd Congregational Church, c/o Marjorie Stowe, 4401 Watertower Road, Enosburg Falls, Vt. 05450.

Condolences may be sent to Leon's family online through: www.spears-funeralhome.com.

Published in the St. Albans Messenger (VT) - Monday, June 22, 2009.3
 
Burial*Jun 24, 2009 He was buried on Jun 24, 2009 at Berkshire Center Cemetery, Berkshire, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 38636838.4 

Citations

  1. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  3. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  4. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.