The Bonham Daily Favorite, Bonham, Denton Co., TX, Friday, September 9, 1994

Funeral services for Marlene Dorreice Leander, 61, who died Thursday, Sept. 8, 1994 at her residence, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Ashbury United Methodist Church in Denton. The Rev. Hobart Heidler will officiate with graveside services conducted at 5 p.m. at Oakwood Cemetery in Honey Grove. Mrs. Leander was born on Aug. 3, 1933 in Paris, the daughter of H. C. King and Vera King. She married Daniel V. Leander in 1953 in Windom. Mrs. Leander was a counselor with North Central Texas College. She was a Methodist and belonged to Kappa Delta Pi, American Personnel and Guidance Association, Who's Who American Women, Junior College Student Personnel Association of Texas, Texas Junior College Teacher's Association, Phi Theta Kappa, Who's Who in American Junior Colleges and Retired Methodist Ministers Wives Association. Survivors include her husband, Daniel V. Leander of the home; sons, Dale Leander of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Don Leander of Denton; and four grandchildren. Pallbearers will be members of Believers Fellowship Church.

Marlene Dorreice Leander, 61, died Thursday, September 8, 1994 at her home in Denton. Funeral services for Mrs. Leander were held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 11, 1994 at Asbury United Methodist Church in Denton. The Rev. Hobart Heidler officiated at the service. Graveside services and burial were held at Oakwood Cemetery in Honey Grove at 5 p.m. Mulkey-Mason/Jack Schmitz & Son were in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were members of Believer's Fellowship Church. Mrs. Leander was born August 3, 1933 in Paris, Texas, a daughter of the late H. C. and Vera King who were long-time residents of Windom. She was married in Windom in 1953 to Daniel V. Leander. Mrs. Leander was active in a number of clubs and organizations including Kappa Delta Pi, the American Personnel & Guidance Association, Texas Jr. College Teacher's Association, Phi Theta Kappa and the Retired Methodist Ministers Wives Association. She had been named to Who's Who Among American Women and Who's Who in American Junior Colleges. She was a counselor at North Central Texas College. She is survived by her husband, Daniel V. Leander of Denton; two sons, Dale Leander of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Don Leander of Denton; and four grandchildren.

The Bonham Daily Favorite, Bonham, Denton Co., TX, Thursday, 05 Feb 1998

Daniel Vance Leander, age 72, of Denton, died Monday, February 2, 1998 at Denton Community Hospital. Mr. Leander was born May 30, 1925 in Salina, Kansas to Carl George and Lela Lena (Brewer) Leander. During WWII, he served his country in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. On June 6, 1953, he married Marlene Dorrece King in Windom, TX. He received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kansas in 1949, Master of Theology from the Southern Methodist University in 1952, and Master of Education from the University of North Texas in 1969. Some of Mr. Leander's accomplishments included the following: ordained into the United Methodist Church as a Deacon in 1954, and became an Elder in 1956; Certified Counselor in Texas and a Pastor with the United Methodist Church in numerous cities in Texas from 1954 to 1971; Pastoral counselor for the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church from 1971 to 1997; former owner of D. L. Advertising and Public Relations; Editor and columnist for the Denton County Enterprise from 1978 to 1988; Writer of "Insights" column about Christian topics for various newspapers from 1978 to 1997. Mr. Leander once wrote "Life is a spiritual journey. Christians believe that the Bible provides the map, and God, through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, gives us directions. One of these directions tells us to live our lives for others. That is what love is all about. In fact, that is the secret of happiness." John, the most beloved disciple quotes Christ eloquently stating, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16 NIV). Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 6, 1998 at Asbury United Methodist Church with Rev. Jerry Putman officiating. Graveside service will be later that day at 4:00 p.m. at Oakwood Cemetery in Honey Grove, Texas. Survivors include two sons, Dale W. Leander of Tulsa, OK., Don C. Leander of Denton, TX.; one brother, John Allen Leander of Topeka, Kansas; six grandchildren. Mulkey-Mason/Jack Schmitz and Son Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Dale Wesley Leander anecdotes:

You mention my dad's brother, John Allan Leander. I conducted his funeral at that Baptist church you mention. John Allan Leander, "Allan" as we called him, was a bit of a loner, and there were only 4 people at his funeral. I was John Allan Leander's executor, and after he was cremated, I took his ashes to the family plot there in Salina where Elizabeth (Kraft) (Leander) Blake is buried with her young son Albert N. Leander, along with Carl George Leander & Lela Lena (Brewer) Leander, and put John Allan Leander's ashes down a 10 inch hole that the cemetery dug, and I literally shoveled the dirt in the hole with the sun setting with just my 11 year old son watching. The cemetery custodian had already left for the day, and told me by phone he would leave a shovel at the grave site. I don't think that is normal protocol, but 100 years earlier at Stotler, the Swedish Leanders were buried in an even more manual fashion. I did buy a matching headstone for John Allan Leander, and that will be the last Leander buried there in Salina.

I mentioned below my dad Daniel V. Leander told me that John A. Leander died in his 40s (and Daniel V. thought John A. may have gone back to Kansas City and died there). I'll add that my dad said John A. became an alcoholic -  possibly because at age 42 his 13 year old son Albert N. Leander died in April, 1899.

Dan Leander said his dad (Carl George Leander) told Dan that Carl George Leander's older brother Albert N. Leander was a brilliant child prodigy. Albert ran the family business cash register and was great interacting with customers, and was fantastic with math at even 13. He also had great artistic talent. I have a color copy of a large 3'x4' framed charcoal pencil scenery with 3 deer by a creek that Albert N. Leander did, which looks like a someone with a college art degree drew. So Albert N. Leander 's death may have hit John A. Leander very hard.

As a side note, one of John A. Leander's younger siblings was Karl Leander. My dad said John A. Leander named his second child Carl George Leander in honor of his younger brother Karl.