Leo Winford DeClue

1935 - 1961  (25 years)

• Name	Leo Winford DeClue  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	5 Nov 1935	Missouri, USA   [1, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1950	Breton, Washington, Missouri, USA   [4]
  	Age: 14; Relation to Head: Son of Goldie and Herman Declue; Marital Status: Never Married
  Death	4 Feb 1961	Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [1, 2, 6, 7]
  	Cause: Accident - Bus/Car Crash
  	Vehicle Crash
  Burial	New Diggins Cemetery, Breton, Washington, Missouri, USA   [1, 7]
  Person ID	I26363	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Herman DeClue,   b. 26 Sep 1900, Missouri, USA d. 15 Dec 1969, Flat River, St Francois, Missouri, USA (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Goldie Christine Brim,   b. 2 Sep 1901, Leadwood, St Francois, Missouri, USA d. 31 May 1989, Potosi, Washington, Missouri, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Dec 1919	Washington County, Missouri, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F13476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Opal Lorine Worley,   b. 11 Nov 1938, Missouri, USA d. 7 Apr 2018, Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, USA (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	1 Dec 1954
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Lennie Gene DeClue,   b. 9 Dec 1959, St Louis, Independent Cities, Missouri, USA d. 22 Oct 1978, Utica, La Salle, Illinois, USA (Age 18 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F11515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Nov 1935 - Missouri, USA Death - Cause: Accident - Bus/Car Crash - 4 Feb 1961 - Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News		News (Fatality)-DeCLUE Leo (Car-Bus Crash) Newspapers.com - The Daily Capital News - 7 Feb 1961
  		News (Fatality)-DeCLUE Leo (Crash) "Two Men Killed When Two Cars and Bus Collide" -- Newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 6 Feb 1961 - Page 9

  
  

• Sources

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