Julius I. ‘Pete’ Leighty, Tonganoxie

? Graveside services for Julius I. “Pete” Leighty, 96, Tonganoxie, will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Maple Grove Cemetery in Tonganoxie.

Mr. Leighty died Monday, April 11, 2005, at his home.

He was born July 8, 1908, in Dumas, Ark.

Mr. Leighty served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1941 to 1945. He retired from Mine Safety Co. in Kansas City, Mo.

He married Margaret Phenicie on Dec. 24, 1953, in Bentonville, Ark. She died May 12, 2002.

Quisenberry Funeral Home in Tonganoxie is in charge of arrangements.