Leon Eddie Edward Landers

His Faith was Strong

His Smile and Laugh came quickly and easily

His Love was Unconditional

Funeral service for Leon Edward (Eddie) Landers of San Angelo, TX, (formerly of Amherst, TX) will be held at 2:00p.m. Thursday, December 22nd at Johnson’s Funeral Home Chapel in San Angelo.

He died December 19th, 2011 at his home in San Angelo.

Eddie was born July 10, 1929 in Floydada, TX to Leon Albert and Myrtle Ella (Dunavant) Landers.

He graduated from Floydada High School in 1946 and started his career with the Santa Fe Railroad in 1947. He was a station agent for the Santa Fe for 44 years. He worked at a number of Santa Fe Depots over the years, including Post, Plainview, Floydada, Lamesa, Amherst, Littlefield, Sudan, Muleshoe, and Lubbock. Eddie was quite fast at Morse code on a telegraph covered with a Prince Albert tobacco can as well as on the typewriter using only his two index fingers.

Eddie married Louise Seaton on December 14th, 1949 in Post, TX. Eddie and Louise raised their three daughters in Lamesa and Amherst. He retired from the Santa Fe Railroad in 1991. He and Louise moved from Amherst to Tahoka in 1988 and from Tahoka to San Angelo in 2001. Eddie was a faithful member of First Baptist Church of Amherst for many years and was currently a member of Lakeview Bible Church in San Angelo with Scooter McCurdy as Pastor.

Eddie was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his wife, Louise of San Angelo; three daughters and their husbands, Debbie and Steve Martin of Shallowater, Lisa and Roger Boyles of Shallowater and Tanoa and Charles Marsh of San Angelo.

He is survived by two grandsons, Doug and wife Jaime Boyles and Nicholas and wife Joli Martin; six granddaughters, Errin Martin, Laci and husband, Clint Bradley, Lindzi and husband, Matt Timberlake, Keeli Boyles, Alison Marsh and Amy and husband, Matt Teufert.

He is also survived by three great grandsons (and one on the way) and four great granddaughters.

Eddie also leaves behind two sisters, Barbara and husband Kenneth Willis of Floydada and Sue Landers of Littlefield; several nieces and nephews and brother-in-laws and their wives.

Eddie was active in the Lion’s Club. He was named Man of the Year by the Amherst Chamber of Commerce.

He coached Pee Wee baseball for many years and loved watching the Little League World series each year.

He enjoyed fishing, dancing, especially square dancing, watching Wheel of Fortune (he could always come up with the answers quicker than anyone!) playing “42” dominoes, his Wednesday night dinners with his brother-in-law Floyd and his wife Patricia Seaton and all the rest of the group, a lively fiddle tune, a good joke and a good smoke. He was a friend to everyone he met.

Ride the rails once again Eddie, all the way to Heaven!!

In leiu of flowers memorials may be made to the Salvation Army of The Railway Museau of San Angelo.

Family and friends may sign an online guest register book at www.johnsons-funeralhome.com

Arrangements under the direction of Johnson's Funeral Home, San Angelo, TX.