Hubert Ellwood Leary

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Obituary -

Hubert Elwood Leary, 82, of 1403 Crawford Ave., Harrisonburg, died Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, at Skyline Terrace in Woodstock.

Mr. Leary was born Aug. 2, 1924, in Dayton and was the son of the late Statton and Carrie McLaughlin Leary.

He graduated from Dayton High School and attended Shenandoah College. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II.

He owned the Paint Center and following his retirement was a bus driver for James Madison University and Harrisonburg City Transit. He was a member of the Exchange Club; Harrisonburg Elks Lodge No. 450; the Masons, Shriners' and American Legion, and Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

On March 7, 1947, he married Paige Baugher Leary; she survives.

Also surviving are a son, Thomas S. Leary of Mount Sidney; a daughter, Susan P. Davis of Elkton; a sister, Betty Miller of Bridgewater; four grandchildren, two nieces and one nephew.

Father John Glover will conduct the funeral 2 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of the Lindsey Funeral Home in Harrisonburg. His body will be cremated at the Lindsey Cremation Chapel and burial will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Woodbine Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Burn Unit, 51 Blossom St., Boston, MA 02114; or to Rockingham-Harrisonburg SPCA, P.O. Box 413, Harrisonburg, VA 22803.

Daily News Record, Feb. 9, 2007

Hubert married Baugher Paige. (Baugher Paige was born in 1927.)