Lealon E. Dossey

Lealon E. Dossey, 79, of Saratoga, passed away at home on Monday, June 2, 2014 in Saratoga. He was born on September 29, 1934, in Mineral Springs, AR, the son of the late Charles Woodford Dossey and Mary Nesbitt Dossey. He was a rancher, a veteran of the US Army, and worked at Raytheon Missiles at Red River and at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He was a member of the Walker Fox Hound Association, Black Brangus Association, and Missouri Fox Trotters Association. He ran and operated one of the finest fox/coyote pens in the country. He was a great story teller with a keen sense of humor and was very well liked and respected throughout the four states community and far beyond. He was preceded in death by one sister, Clovie Marie Dossey; and one brother, Charlie Dossey, who are buried in Shawnee, OK. His parents are buried in the Saratoga Cemetery. Survivors include two brothers, Clyde Dossey of Fontana, CA and DA Dossey of Morehead, KY; one sister, Thelma Divine, of Shawnee, OK; and special friends, the Grays and Jim Martin of Saratoga. Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M., Thursday, June 5, 2014, at Saratoga Cemetery with Brother A.L. Phillips officiating, under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home, Nashville. You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Lealon E. Dossey please visit our Sympathy Store.