Leitha was born March 12, 1931, in Dallas, SD, to William A. and mabel (Cornemann) Brown. She was educated in various county grade schools and graduated from Gregory High School in Gregory, SD. She married Vernon B. Drey on October 24, 1949 in Gregory. He died October 8, 1987. Leitha was first employed by Graham’s Furniture Store in Gregory. After moving to Morrison, she worked for Dr. Curt Gronner, DDS. Then, along with her husband, she owned and operated Drey’s Liquor Store in Morrison. Most recently she worked at General Electric in Morrison, retiring in 1991. Following retirement she worked at Christian Care in Rock Falls, IL. Leitha was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Morrison, and the church’s Altar and Rosary Sodality. She was also a member of the GEM Club and the Morrison Music Theater Association. She enjoyed baking, cooking, sewing craft shows, participating in card clubs, hosting family gathering and attending grandchildren’s events. Memorials to the American Cancer Society and St. Mary’s Catholic Church have been established.
Survivors include two daughters, Coleen (Don) Bisgard of Menomonee Falls, WI and Roxanne (Jeffery) Fish of Albany, IL; one son, Roger (Sue) Drey of Morrison, IL; one daughter-in-law, Linda (Guy) Plumley of Davenport, IA, fifteen grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and one sister Shirley Ann Beck of Winner, SD.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Vernon; one son, Dudley, six brothers, Willard “Rex”, Louis, Marlow “Jim”, Wayne, Russ and Gary Brown.
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