Leona Faye Day, 92, of Little River, Kan., passed away Monday morning, May 10, 2010, at Sandstone Heights Nursing Home in Little River.
Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at the Cambridge Cemetery in Cambridge. Miles Funeral Service in Winfield is in charge of arrangements.
A memorial has been established in Mrs. Day’s name for the Sandstone Heights Nursing Home in Little River. Contributions may be made through the funeral home.
Online condolences may be made at www.milesfuneralservice.com.
Born March 25, 1918, in Collinsville, Okla., she was the daughter of Smith Simeon and Bessie Lee (Ward) Traw.
Leona was united in marriage to Edgar Dewey Pinegar on June 3, 1934, in Winfield. He preceded her in death on April 25, 1971. She then married Lawrence Gerold Day on October 15, 1972, and he preceded her in death in May 1982.
Leona was a licensed pilot and did a great deal of traveling. In earlier years she and her husband, Edgar, restored airplanes and customized several RV’s. She spent her later years in Weslaco, Texas, before moving to Little River.
She is survived by her sons, Darrell L. Pinegar, Little River, Donald Eugene Pinegar, Caney, and Gale Eugene Pinegar, Lawrence; her daughter, Beverly Kaye Pinegar Day, Minneapolis, Minn.; her 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husbands, Leona was preceded in death by her companion, Charles Blodgett, two sisters and two brothers.
