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'''Born: '''<span style="">November 21, 1927
'''Born: '''November 21, 1927


'''Died: '''<span style="">September 2, 1968
'''Died: '''September 2, 1968


'''Married: '''<span style="">[[Sharon Otis|Sharon Otis]]
'''Married: '''[[Sharon Otis|Sharon Otis]]


'''Children: '''<span style="">Lucinda, Sherry, Cherry, Lenka
'''Children: '''Lucinda, Sherry, Cherry, Lenka


'''Leon R. Redwood''' was a [[https://localwiki.org/hsl/World_War_II_veteran|World War II veteran]].  He was <span style="">a son of [[John Redwood|John]] and [[Sarah Redwood|Sarah Ann Hyde Redwood]]. He served as superintendent of highways of the [[Town of Brighton|Town of Brighton]].
'''Leon R. Redwood''' was a [[World War II veteran]].  He was a son of [[John Redwood|John]] and [[Sarah Redwood|Sarah Ann Hyde Redwood]]. He served as superintendent of highways of the [[Town of Brighton]].
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'''Leon Redwood '''
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A funeral service for Leon Redwood, 40, who died Monday, will be held at the [[Fortune Funeral Home|Fortune Funeral Home]] at 2 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. [[Lawrence F. Selig|Lawrence F. Selig]], pastor of the [[St. Regis Presbyterian Church|Presbyterian Church]], will conduct the service. Friends may call at the Funeral Home. Interment will be in [[Brighton Cemetery|Brighton Cemetery]].
A funeral service for Leon Redwood, 40, who died Monday, will be held at the [[Fortune Funeral Home]] at 2 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. [[Lawrence F. Selig|Lawrence F. Selig]], pastor of the [[St. Regis Presbyterian Church|Presbyterian Church]], will conduct the service. Friends may call at the Funeral Home. Interment will be in [[Brighton Cemetery|Brighton Cemetery]].


Mr. Redwood was born Nov. 21, 1927 in [[Keeses Mills|Keeses Mills]], a son of John and Sarah Ann Hyde Redwood.
Mr. Redwood was born Nov. 21, 1927 in [[Keeses Mills|Keeses Mills]], a son of John and Sarah Ann Hyde Redwood.
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Mr. Redwood served with the paratroopers in World War II. He was superintendent of highways for the [[town of Brighton|town of Brighton]].
Mr. Redwood served with the paratroopers in World War II. He was superintendent of highways for the [[town of Brighton|town of Brighton]].


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Born: November 21, 1927

Died: September 2, 1968

Married: Sharon Otis

Children: Lucinda, Sherry, Cherry, Lenka

Leon R. Redwood was a World War II veteran.  He was a son of John and Sarah Ann Hyde Redwood. He served as superintendent of highways of the Town of Brighton.


Adirondack Daily Enterprise, September 3, 1968

Leon Redwood

A funeral service for Leon Redwood, 40, who died Monday, will be held at the Fortune Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. Lawrence F. Selig, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, will conduct the service. Friends may call at the Funeral Home. Interment will be in Brighton Cemetery.

Mr. Redwood was born Nov. 21, 1927 in Keeses Mills, a son of John and Sarah Ann Hyde Redwood.

Survivors are his wife, the former Sharon Otis; his mother; four children, Lycinda, Sherry and Cherry, twins and Lenka. A brother, Louis of Syracuse, also survives.

Mr. Redwood served with the paratroopers in World War II. He was superintendent of highways for the town of Brighton.

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