James R. Leeson

1943 - 2010  (66 år)

• Navn	James R. Leeson
  Født	21 jul. 1943	Salem, Auglaize, Ohio, USA
  Køn	Mand
  Bopæl	Address: James R. Leeson 832 E College St. Alliance, OH 44601-4943, United States of America Phone: 001-330-823-1323
  Død	12 mar. 2010	Alliance, Mahoning, Ohio, USA
  Person-ID	I18292	Bjarklev
  Sidst ændret	25 feb. 2022

  
  

  Far	Joseph Robert Leeson,   f. 10 dec. 1913, Leetonia, Ohio ,   d. 5 feb. 1988, Alliance, Mahoning, Ohio, USA  (Alder 74 år)
  Tilknytning	natural
  Mor	Betty Leone Tolp,   f. 14 mar. 1920, Perry, Columbiana, Ohio, USA ,   d. 24 feb. 2000, Alliance, Mahoning, Ohio, USA  (Alder 79 år)
  Tilknytning	natural
  Gift	21 sep. 1940	St.Patrick Church, Leetonia, Columbiana, Ohio, USA
  Familie-ID	F6894	Gruppeskema  |  Familietavle

  
  

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  (Research):Retired firefighter stabbed to death in Alliance By Beacon Journal staff POSTED: 08:26 a.m. EST, Mar 12, 2010 A retired Stark County firefighter was found stabbed to death in his Alliance home Wednesday morning shortly after his car was found burning in Lexington Township. Stark County deputies found the body of James R. Leeson, 66, at his East College Street home while investigating a report from a passing motorist that his car was on fire shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday. Leeson was retired from the Alliance Fire Department. Deputies called officers from the Alliance Police Department, who collected three carloads of evidence at Leeson's home, authorities said. Alliance detectives have several leads they are pursuing at this time. An investigator from the Stark County Coroner's Office pronounced Leeson dead at the scene. Although Leeson had been stabbed in the chest, an official cause of death has not been released by the coroner's office, authorities said. An autopsy is scheduled for today. A retired Stark County firefighter was found stabbed to death in his Alliance home Wednesday morning shortly after his car was found burning in Lexington Township. Stark County deputies found the body of James R. Leeson, 66, at his East College Street home while investigating a report from a passing motorist that his car was on fire shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday. Leeson was retired from the Alliance Fire Department. Deputies called officers from the Alliance Police Department, who collected three carloads of evidence at Leeson's home, authorities said. Alliance detectives have several leads they are pursuing at this time. An investigator from the Stark County Coroner's Office pronounced Leeson dead at the scene. Although Leeson had been stabbed in the chest, an official cause of death has not been released by the coroner's office, authorities said. An autopsy is scheduled for today. As Alliance police continue to search for his murderer, the family of James Leeson prepare to lay him to rest. Walton-Schrader Funeral Home is handling services for 66-year-old Leeson, a former city firefighter who was discovered stabbed to death in the basement of his brick bungalow. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Joseph Catholic Church with interment following in the church's cemetery. Leeson, a Vietnam veteran who served during the Vietnam War, will receive military honors. Calling hours will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. According to Det. Don Wensel, police continue to follow up on leads. Stark County sheriff's deputies arrived at Leeson's residence at 832 E. College St. Thursday morning to follow up after finding Leeson's car on fire in Lexington Township. A neighbor with a key let in deputies, who discovered Leeson dead and contacted Alliance police shortly after 9 a.m. that morning. Police returned Friday morning to Lexington Township miles away from the location of the burning car and searched a rental property at 11414 Pettit Ave., where investigators collected additional forensic evidence. Upon contact with the property owner Sunday afternoon, a family spokeswoman told The Review that the persons of interest were not tenants of her mother's but apparently had been staying in the residence with the tenants. They are no longer there, she added. James R. Leeson age 66, of Alliance, died on Thursday, March 11, 2010, at his home. Born on July 21, 1943, in Salem, he lived in Alliance most of his life and was a 1961 graduate of Alliance High School. He was a U. S. Navy veteran, serving during the Vietnam Conflict. Mr. Leeson attended St. Joseph Catholic Church. Jim retired from the Alliance Fire Department after 25 years of service. He had previously been employed as a U.S. mail carrier in Alliance. Mr. Leeson was a member of the B.P.O. Elks # 467, the V.F.W. Post 166, the Dante Alighieri Society, the William Penn Club, and the Christopher Columbus Society. Jim was a loving, cheerful person who had many friends in the Alliance area and around the country. He always had a story to tell and loved having fun. To the children in the family he was known as 'Mr. Magic'. He was proud of his service to this country and would not hesitate to call people's attention to their tattered American flags. Jim was a good neighbor and served as the dog walker, the pool boy, the lawn caretaker, or other service provider to his friends. There have been many happy times shared with friends in his 'Owl Grill' at home. Survivors include a brother, Joe (Gloria) Leeson of Canton; niece, Judy (Brian) Polstra of Plantation Fla.; nephew, Joe (Stefanie) Leeson and son, Nathaniel of North Canton; niece Janet Leeson (Lorenzo) Bertola and children, Giulia, Thomas, and Michael of Milan Italy; another loving niece; two aunts, Alice Snyder of Girard and Marge Tolp of Long Island, N.Y.; and four cousins, Kristine (Gus) Scaglione, Joyce Yeaney, Ryan Snyder, and Joe (Tina) Barber. Jim was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph R. and Betty L. (Tolp) Leeson. The family will receive friends at Walton-Schrader Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, from 6-9 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 17, 2010, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Fr. Donald L. Feicht, as celebrant. Interment, with military honors provided by the Alliance American Legion Post 166 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1036, will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 427 E. Broadway, Alliance, OH 44601. Arrangements are by the Walton-Schrader Funeral Home, 1131 West State Street, Alliance, Ohio 44601. This obituary may be viewed and condolences may be sent to the family online at www.wsfuneralhome.com <http://www.wsfuneralhome.com>