LEVERTON DONNIE R

CW2 Donnie R. Leverton was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 11/18/1997 at the age of 57.2
Tulsa, OK
Flight Class 67-15
Date of Birth 08/28/1940
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with B/227 AVN in 67-68, 114 AHC in 71-72
This information was provided by Jim Gosnell 114 AHC Roster

More detail on this person: DONNIE LEVERTON DONNIE LEVERTON Peoria Journal Star, The (IL) - Sunday, November 30, 1997 PEORIA -- Donnie Ray Leverton, 57, of 602 Aldine Bender, Houston, formerly of Peoria, died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 1997, at Northwest Medical Center in Houston. Born Aug. 28, 1940, in Mount Sterling to Samuel and Jessie Thomas Leverton, he married Mary Grace Phillips. She survives. Also surviving are one daughter, Pamela Leverton of Peoria; one son, Daniel of Tulsa, Okla.; one stepdaughter, Judy Allen of Conroe, Texas; five sisters, Bonnie Reiter of Marquette Heights, Grace Eggers, Carolyn Stone and Mrs. Donald (Dollie) Delicath, all of Peoria, and Mrs. Melvin (Betty) Moreland of Morton; one brother, Warren of Mount Sterling; four grandchildren; and three great-grandsons. Two sisters and four brothers preceded him in death. An Army veteran of the Vietnam War, he served two tours of duty as a helicopter pilot. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion. He was an aircraft mechanic for Continental Air Express. He was a Mason. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Rosewood Funeral Home in Humble, Texas, where visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. today. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Houston National Cemetery, where military rites will be accorded.

Burial information: Houston National Cemetery, Houston, TX

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024