Ron Leavell

Funeral Services for Ron Leavell, 74, Blackwell resident and former Clinton businessman and resident will be held 1:00 P.M., Monday, November 30, 2015 in the First United Methodist Church, officiated by Rev. Roland Youngberg. Burial will conclude in the Clinton Cemetery under the direction of the Kiesau-Lee Funeral Home. Ron Leavell was born March 15, 1941 to Wilbur and Inez (Dugger) Leavell in Clinton, OK and passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 in the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Plano, TX. He had been fighting a Courageous battle against esophageal cancer with a positive never give up attitude until his passing. Ron was raised in Clinton where he graduated from Clinton High School in 1959. He continued his education at the University of Oklahoma and then he received his degree in banking from the University of Wisconsin. He started in the banking business at Liberty Banking in Oklahoma City and later in Clinton with Citizens National Bank (now Bank of the West). He spent several years with the Yellow Page Industry living in California, Oregon and Texas. He has been a resident of Blackwell, Oklahoma for the past several years employed as the Bank President at BancFirst Blackwell, OK. Ron was preceded in death by his parents. He was a longtime faithful member of the First United Methodist Church and an avid Oklahoma University Football fan and contributor. He loved working at the bank and all those he worked with. He was always first with a joke and a laugh. No matter where he traveled, he seemed to know somebody. He will be greatly missed as a father, grandfather and friend to many. He is survived by two children Bill Leavell, wife Barbie, Prosper, TX and Kara Lynn Conn and husband, Clifford "Trace", Rowlett, TX and five grandchildren, Andrew James Leavell ,Matt Leavell and wife Kylea, Ami Wyatt and husband Austin and Brooklyn Grace Leavell and Shelby Conn. He is also survived by good friend, Carol Hatcher, Clinton, OK.