Wanda ?June? Leyda

Wanda ?June? Leyda, 85, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, at Park Place Elder Living.

According to her wishes, her body has been cremated. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, at Sunset Cemetery, near Moulton. Olson-Powell Memorial Chapel of Mt. Pleasant is assisting the family with arrangements.

Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer?s Association. Online condolences may be directed to www.olsonpowell.com.

Leyda was born on Aug. 25, 1931, in Moulton, the daughter of Howard and Jennie Badger Daniels. She was a 1950 graduate of Moulton High School. On March 17, 1951, she married Bill Edwin Leyda, in Bloomfield.

Following high school, she was a waitress at Alberts Restaurant, in Bloomfield, and then worked at the Bloomfield floral shop and in clothing retail. In 1972, she moved to Mt. Pleasant, where she was employed at The Kids? Closet and Spurgeons Clothing.

She enjoyed shopping for clothes, shoes, and purses, and spending time with her friends and family.

She was of the Methodist faith.

Leyda is survived by her husband, Bill; one son, Michael (Tina Sammons) Leyda, of Mt. Pleasant; one grandson; three granddaughters; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Wilma West, Bernise Pettis, and Hildred Rick; and three brothers, Gale Daniels, Clifford Daniels, and Russell Daniels.