Miami Tribe's Chief Floyd Leonard, 82

Whether teaching in a one-room schoolhouse in Joplin, Mo., making trips to the state capitol in Oklahoma City or the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Muscogee, Okla., and Washington, D.C., Chief Floyd Leonard was a ... via The Cincinnati Enquirer

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Reva Jean Leonard Sisk Springfield, MO	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Apr 12, 2008 Floyd Leonard was my older brother we were both borned in Picher I have a younger sister who was born in Missouri, Our mother & father was Joe E Leonard and Ruth Lassiter Leonard I came to Missouri when I was about 10days old Mom came up to take care of her brothers and sister who was still at home when my grandma passed away I really hate see Picher residents leaving Picher we played in the slug pnds when I was growing up and would come to Picher to stay with my relatives
Reva Jean Leonard Sisk Halltown, MO	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 Apr 13, 2008 My dad worked in the mines in Picher He passed away January 22 1970 I am proud to be an Indian My mother lived to be 91 she passed away March 16 1998 Dad belonged to Miami Indian Tribe which my brother Floyd Leonard was the chief I really enjoyed the Indian activites especiall the Stomp Dance held in January of each year I was honored to chosen Senior Princess of the powwow in 2007 It was an honor for me I am proud to be an Indian!!!!,
Oh Really Claremore, OK	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 Apr 13, 2008 Reva Jean Leonard Sisk wrote: Floyd Leonard was my older brother we were both borned in Picher I have a younger sister who was born in Missouri, Our mother & father was Joe E Leonard and Ruth Lassiter Leonard I came to Missouri when I was about 10days old Mom came up to take care of her brothers and sister who was still at home when my grandma passed away I really hate see Picher residents leaving Picher we played in the slug pnds when I was growing up and would come to Picher to stay with my relatives We all have memories of the place or places where we grew up, especially as we get older and look back. I passed through Picher not too long ago when I was doing a loop tour surveying the ice damage in the state from last winter. Picher is little more than a ghost town now. Sad, very sad. Still, nothing stays the same.....ever. Some towns and cities grow and become bloated almost beyond recognition. Someone said,"Don't go back", and I am starting to understand why. But hold those happy memories in your heart. After all, those are the things that are unchangeable.

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