Leona Shreffler

Leona M. Davis Shreffler, 97, of Baton Rouge, La., passed away Wednesday (July 6, 2005) at Lakewood Quarters Assisted Living in Baton Rouge. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Salina Township, Kankakee County. Leona was born Jan. 25, 1908, in Limestone Township, the daughter of Henry Perry and Bernice M. Leach Davis. She married Fayette E. Shreffler June 19, 1929, in Limestone Township. He passed away Oct. 13, 1961, a victim of cancer. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Norman Dean and Jo Ann (Dillard) Shreffler of Baton Rouge, La.; grandchildren, Dawn Elyse (Shreffler) Daddario of Las Vegas, Nev., Kerry Dean Shreffler of Baton Rouge, La.; great-grandchildren, Caleb D. Shreffler, Chandler and Courtney Daddario; one brother and sister-in-law, Glen E. and Lydia Davis of Bradley; one brother-in-law, Marvin Shreffler of Kankakee; three nieces and five nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Mildred Deemy; and one nephew. Mrs. Shreffler was a lifelong member of the Kankakee County Farm Bureau, having served as chairman of the women's committee for 10 years and co-chairman for five years. She had been a member of the Salina Unit of the Kankakee County HEA since 1924, serving in all offices including president and board member of the unit. She served as Kankakee County Recreation Leader for HEA and 4-H, and was a sponsor for the County Rural Youth. In addition, she conducted recreational activities for other various county, church and youth groups. She had been a member of the Ladies Limestone Jolly Club since 1931. She also was a charter member of the Riverside Hospital Auxiliary and a volunteer in the hospital gift shop; a member of the Ladies' Grand Army of the Republic (LGAR); charter member of the Kankakee Valley Genealogy and Historical Society, serving as chairman of the cemetery committee; and was charter member of the Illinois State Genealogy Society and a member of the Kankakee Historical Society. She served for 11 years as president and was historian for the Peter Shreffler Family annual reunion. Leona enjoyed her flower garden, genealogy and a friendly euchre game. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. Monday until the 11 a.m. services at the Clancy-Gernon-Hertz Funeral Home, West Kankakee. Rev. John Cross will officiate. Burial will be in Shreffler Cemetery, Limestone Township. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Leona Shreffler

January 25, 1908 - July 6, 2005