Meredith J. Leavers

Meredith J. “Peck” Leavers, 78, of Midvale, died Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2004, in Morning View Care Center, New Philadelphia, following a brief illness.

Born Aug. 25, 1925, in Mount Eaton, he was a son of the late Olin and Esther Wagner Leavers. Peck attended school in New Cumberland, and served honorably in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a retired carpenter, having owned his own construction company. Peck was a member of the First Assembly of God, New Philadelphia. He was a hard-working man, who loved his family and his church.

Survivors include his wife, Gloria J. Courim Leavers, whom he wed Dec. 23, 1950, in Barnhill; a daughter, Cheryl (Delbert) Reynolds of Barnhill; three sons, James (companion, Sherrill Emery) Leavers of New Philadelphia, Paul (Tara) Leavers and Mark (Noreen) Leavers, both of Midvale; four grandchildren, Mike and Cole Leavers, and Jason and Jeremy Garrett; three great-grandchildren, Mike and Autumn Leavers, and Josh Angstrom; a sister, Mildred Fath of Wooster; several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson and his wife, Chad and Kelly Leavers; two great-grandchildren, Taylor and Katawna Leavers; a sister, Fern Lake; and two brothers, Joseph and Don Leavers.

A funeral service celebrating Peck�(TM)s life will be held Saturday, Feb. 28, at 2:30 p.m., in the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home, 246 E. High Ave., New Philadelphia. Pastor Larry D. Fletcher will officiate. Burial will be in New Cumberland Cemetery. Following the committal, there will be a reception in the First Assembly of God. Family and friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Friday, Feb. 27, 5 �" 8 p.m. To sign the online register and share a fond memory of Peck, please visit the funeral home�(TM)s Web site.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Assembly of God, 742 Cookson Ave. S.E., New Philadelphia, OH 44663.

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