Basil DeVere Leeth

Other Events:

• Occupation: Barber
• Census: 1910, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; as Basil Leeth, son, in the household of Earl Leeth
• Newspaper: 17 Jul 1917; The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 17 Jul 1917, p1
• Census: 1920, Harrison Township, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; as Basil Leeth, son, in the household of Earl Leeth; Address:
  Holmes Pike
• Census: 1930, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; As Basil D. Leeth, barber shop manager, head of household; Address:
  Laura Street
• Newspaper: 27 Oct 1938; The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 27 October 1938, p1
• Newspaper: 25 Apr 1946, Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; Best man at his brothers wedding; Address:
  "The Payne Reflector and Press Review"
• Newspaper: 23 Aug 1956; The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio), 23 August 1956, p5
• Obituary: 9 Jun 1966; The Payne Reflector and Press Review (Payne, Ohio) 9 June 1966, p5

Notes:

Newspaper:

Basil Leeth of Ft. Wayne is visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Leeth

Newspaper:

The following folks attended a family reunion and dinner Sunday at the home of Mrs. and Mrs. Earl Leeth of West Oak street:
Mrs. J. W. Connor, son, William and wife and Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Mays, all of Kansas City, Kansas, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Leeth, son Dallas, of Leipsic, O., Mr. and Mrs. Arden Leeth and son of Bowling Green, O., Mr. and Mrs. Darius Leeth and children of Delphos, O., Mr. and Mrs. John Leeth and son, Mrs. Paul Ridenour and daughter of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carter of Union City, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Harl Savage of Paulding, Wm. Wren , Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wren, Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Leeth and son, Gene, Mrs. Della Mathias, Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Mull and Miss Louise Armour.

Newspaper:

Leeth Family Reunion
The Leeth family reunion was held Sunday, August 19, at the Antwerp Park at Antwerp, with an attendance of over eighty.
The officers elected for next year's reunion are: President, John M. Leeth of Payne; vice president, Jesse Leeth of White Pigeon, Mich; and Secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Dan Adams of Elkhart, Ind.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lee and children and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Leeth and daughter of Haviland; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leeth and children and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leeth of Lewisburg, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lee and children of Van Wert; Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Leeth and children, Richard, Dawn and Garnet, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Leeth and children, Pamela and Angie, Mr. and Mrs. Orley Leeth and son, Roger, all of White Pigeon, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Lafie E. Leeth and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Carter of Paulding; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Shelley of Schoolcraft, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Leeth of Kalamazoo, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jackson of Sturgis, Mich.; John L. Leeth and Mr. and Mrs. Don Adams of Elkhart, Ind.; Mrs. Edna Jewell of Bristol, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leeth, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Basil Leeth, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Leeth, Jim, Ella and Linda Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Griswold, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd V. Smith, all of Payne; Mrs. Mae Connor of Omaha, Nebraska; Nora Cromley, Gus Walkenstine of Antwerp; Mrs. Hetty Hosted, Mr. and Mrs. Argo Hosted and children of Richland, Mich., Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bedwell and children of Dayton, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hosted of Ypsilanti, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Hosted of Sturgis, Mich.; and Mrs. M. M. Leeth of Payne.
The reunion next year will be held in Elkhart, Ind.

Obituary:

Basil D. Leeth
—Basil D. Leeth, 62, East Dallas St., Payne, Ohio, passed away Friday, June 4rd, at Paulding County Hospital, five hours after admittance
—He was born in Paulding County near Payne, Ohio, august 25, 1903, the son of Earl and Ethel (Mathias) Leeth, Sr. He was aged 62 years, 9 months and 8 days.
—Mr. Leeth was a barber in Payne for a number of years.
—He was a member of the St. Paul Methodist Church, Flat rock Lodge 580 F. and A. M., and Knights of Pythias 650, Latty, Ohio
—He lived his entire life in this community.
—Surviving are the wife, Beatrice (Howell) Leeth, a son, Gene of Elkhart, Ind., a brother, Eaarl Leeth, Jr., of Elkhart, Ind.; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Seavey, of Lima, Ohio and four grandchildren.

Family/Spouse: Beatrice C. Howell. Beatrice was born on 16 Sep 1907 in Latty, Paulding County, Ohio, United States; died on 3 Jun 1991 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, United States; was buried in Jun 1991 in Payne, Paulding County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]