IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Leona Marjorie

Leona Marjorie Rosebrough Profile Photo

Rosebrough

May 14, 1925 — Mar 17, 2011

Obituary

Leona Marjorie (Claar) Rosebrough, 85, passed away March 17, 2011 at Maple Tree Terrace, Carthage, MO. She was born May 14, 1925, to Joseph Leon and Hazel Fern (Coleman) Claar in Jerome, Idaho. Most of her childhood was spent in Rexford, KS. Leona married Orville Richard Rosebrough on April 18, 1944. They lived in Colby, KS from 1949 to 1983. They then retired to Sarcoxie Mo. in 1983. She worked as a homemaker, as a partner with her husband operating the Phillip's 66 Service Station in Colby, KS, and with Duckwalls for many years. Leona and Orville were married 55 years until his death in 1999. Leona enjoyed knitting, her family and loved to fish & camp with Orville. She was a lifetime member of the Sons and Daughters of the Sod House Pioneers and a member of the Elm Road Church of Christ in Carthage, MO. Leona was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, son Donald Edward, sister, Ellen Berry and brother-in-law Vernon Berry. She is survived by her son Orville Richard (Dick) Rosebrough, Jr. (Angela), daughter-in-law Sandy Rosebrough (Donald), six grandsons, Stephen, Daniel, David, Matthew, Michael and Mitchell and 10 great grandchildren.
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Graveside Funeral Services

March
18

Friday

Sarcoxie Cemetery

, Sarcoxie, MO 64862

Starts at 11:00 am

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