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- from "The Niagara Falls Gazette", 22 Jul 1969 (fultonhistory.com)
L.D. Croxson Dies; Ex-Town Justice
Leslie D. Croxson, 71, of 6767 Akron Road, a former town justice in the Town of Lockport, died Monday (July 21, 1969) at Lockport Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born here Feb. 12, 1898, in the family homestead in Akron Road, he was the son of Eugene F. and Cora Day Croxson and was graduated from Lockport High School in 1912, the president of his class. A veteran of World War I, he served with the. U.S. Army overseas. For many years he was employed by the Badger Gummed Tape Co. of Racine, Wis., with headquarters in Lakeland, Fla. He retired in 1957 from the Harrison Radiator Division ,_of General Motors Corp. here, where he had been employer for 18 years as a regional sales engineer A Republican, he served two years as a town justice for the Town of Lockport and was a Republican town committeeman for 25 years. He also served as a member of the Niagara Count Republican executive committee for 14 years. He was a member of Lockport Lodge. 73, F&AM, the John Hodge Lodge of Perfection , the Buffalo Consistory, and the American Legion, B. Leo Dolan Post 410. He was a charter member and more recently an exempt member of the South Lockport Fire Co. Hs was also a member of the. First English Lutheran Church here. He is survived by his wife, Edith Emerson Croxson; a daughter, Mrs. William (Jean) Demler of Williamsville; a son, Denson D. Croxson of Rochester and three grandchildren. He was also the father of the late Robert L. Croxson. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Prudden and Kandt Funeral Home where services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. The Rev. Ivan L. Lange, pastor emeritus of the First English Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery. Memorials may be, made tothe abiding memorial fund ofthe First English Lutheran Church.
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1898 - 1969 (71 years)