Vivian Joan Leeper

Vivian Joan Leeper, an 88-year-old resident of Trenton, died at 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 at The Baptist Home in Chillicothe.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 at Shelburne Baptist Church, southwest of Trenton. Burial will follow in the Shelburne Cemetery.
A family visitation is scheduled for 6 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020 at the Slater-Neal Funeral Home in Trenton.
Mrs. Leeper was born on July 13, 1932 in Trenton, the daughter of Alva and Ellette Weldon Campbell. She graduated from Trenton High School and Trenton Junior College and received a degree in elementary education from Truman State University. She taught school in the Poosey area prior to her marriage.
She was married on July 20, 1957 at Kansas City to Lee Roy Leeper.
She was a member of the Shelburne Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday school, served as treasurer and was director of Vacation Bible School for many years. She later served as secretary for the NGRBA until she retired in 1997. She also was a member of the Trenton Area Business Women. She enjoyed living and working on the farm as well as sewing and quilting.
Survivors include two sons, Dale Leeper and his wife, Carol of Trenton and Jerry Leeper and Jaime Gonzales of Dallas, TX; and two grandchildren, Elizabeth Leeper of Kansas City and Courtney Leeper of Ardmor, OK.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Memorial donations are suggested to the Shelburne Cemetery, the Shelburne Baptist Church or the Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library. They may be left with or mailed to the funeral home.
Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com