Gloria Leon, 65, died Jan. 7, 2015, at her home in Great Bend. Born Oct. 25, 1949, in Great Bend she was the daughter of Sextos and Irene (Weiss) Leon. A lifetime resident of Great Bend, she was a dishwasher at the Highland Manor. She enjoyed music and dances.
Survivors include long-time companion, Howard Barry of Great Bend; one daughter, Christine Ann Moore of Wellington; two sisters, Juanita Clawson of Great Bend, and Carolyn Rucker of Pampa, Texas; three brothers, Bobbie Lee Leon and Robert Dean Leon, both of Great Bend, and Richard Joe Leon of Salina; one half brother, Lawrence Leon of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one half sister, Eloise Leon of Colorado Springs, Colo.; and one granddaughter, Grace O’Malley Moore. She was preceded in death by one infant son, Tony Leon; son-in-law, Curtis Moore; two brothers, Benny Leon and Tony Leon; and four sisters, Dorothy Cannon, Diana Larkin, Barbara Ann Leon, and Petra Leon.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Bryant Funeral Home with Pastor Larry Schumacher officiating. Interment will be at the Hoisington Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to service time on Friday, at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice, in care of the funeral home. Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net.
    
Funeral arrangements provided by
Bryant Funeral Home*
1425 Patton Road
Great Bend, KS   67530
Great Bend (Kan.) Tribune, Jan. 8, 2015