Obituary of Leighton E. Passmore

Leighton E. “Lee” Passmore, 82 of West Liberty died on Christmas, December 25, 2009, at the Simpson Memorial Home in West Liberty. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Burial with military honors will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in his memory to West Liberty Fire and Rescue Department or Cedar Valley Methodist Church. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Leighton E. Passmore was born December 19, 1927, in rural Muscatine County, Iowa the son of Chester and Lois (Hepker) Passmore. Following high school he enlisted in the United States Army. Returning to this area, he began a career as an electrician with the University of Iowa. He was united in marriage to Alice Fay Hagy on December 3, 1983, in Iowa City. The couple continued living in Iowa City until moving back to West Liberty in 1998. Lee was a member of the Cedar Valley United Methodist Church and the Coralville American Legion. He enjoyed his monthly coffee times with former coworkers, offering to help anyone ever in need, and just tinkering around the house, garage and with his neighbors! His family includes his wife, Alice; children, Shelly Hadley (Greg Schudy) of North Liberty, Sharon Mitchell (Bill) of Downey, Sharla Moore (Stan) of Fairfax, and Stacey Fry (Kerry) of Muscatine; step-children, Peg MacDonald (Gary) of Plymouth, Mass., and Jill Seering (Randall Barnes) of Paducah, KY; 12 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, sisters, Donna Fae Sterner (Darel) of West Liberty, and Vicki Brei of Marion, IA; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 daughters, Sandra Reinhart and Susan Moore; and a grandson, Cameron Hadley. Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Leighton’s family and his services.