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Leonard Williams

Leonard Dwain Williams

December 17, 1950 – July 5, 2005
Lived 54 years
Highland Cemetery · Eddyville, Iowa
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Leonard "Lonzo" Dwain Williams, age 54, of Eddyville, Iowa, died July 5, 2005 at his home in Eddyville but was transported and pronounced at the Ottumwa Regional Hospital in Ottumwa, Iowa. He was born December 17, 1950 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Forrest Marvin and Mary Catherine (Acord) Williams. He married Katrina L. Brennan on August 20, 1982 in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

He graduated from Eddyville High School "Class of 1969" and graduated from IHCC with a degree in Machine Technology. He worked 14 years at Oskaloosa Engineering before becoming a machinist at Vermeer Manufacturing in 1992.

Leonard loved Purple Martins, flowers, growing vegetables, and raising strawberries and raspberries.

He is survived by his mother, Mary Williams of Eddyville; wife, Katrina of Eddyville; three children, Cassandra Dee, Mary Frances, Brian Dwain all of Eddyville; two brothers, John Wayne (Wilma Jean) of Eddyville and Michael "Mick" Allan Williams of Oskaloosa, Iowa; one sister, Doris Mae Williams of Ottumwa; and two sister-in-laws, Kathy Williams of Oskaloosa, and Sandy Williams of Ottumwa, Iowa.

Leonard was preceded in death by his father, Forrest Williams; one brother, Marvin Williams; and a baby sister, Phyllis Ann Williams.

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1950
Born December 17
1957
Leonard was 7 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
1962
Leonard was 12 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1969
Leonard was 19 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1971
Leonard was 21 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Leonard was 32 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1989
Leonard was 39 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
2005
Passed away July 5, age 54
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