He was born March 22, 1933 in Johnson County, Kansas to Charles Leroy and Elizabeth Violet (Clark) Freyler. On August 20, 1966, he married Edna Ruth (Arnett) Davis at Martin City United Methodist Church, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Edna Ruth, a sister, Julia Ellen (John) Stone, a step son, Richard (Connie) Kabureck, a step son-in-law Dean (Liz) Morford and one great-grandchild.
Leroy was a 1951 graduate of Shawnee Mission High School (now Shawnee Mission North). Soon after high school he joined the Johnson County Sherriff’s Office as a Deputy Sherriff. He also drove a taxi cab for several years before going to work as a computer data entry operator at Conoco Oil Company in Kansas City. He retired from Conoco (now in Ponca City, Oklahoma) in 1990 after 25 years of service.
In 1995 he built a house on Table Rock Lake. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Kimberling City, Missouri, where he enjoyed serving his Lord, Jesus, by helping and serving others. He loved playing bridge and ballroom dancing with his wife Edna Ruth. He loved to fish and getting out on the lake in his boat. He spent a lot of time with family and the many great neighbors on the lake and he enjoyed working in the yard and feeding the birds.
Leroy is survived by a son, Gary E. (Linda) Freyler (Olathe, KS), a son, Charles R. (Dianne) Freyler, (Kokomo, IN), a step-daughter, Liz Morford (Colorado Springs, CO) and a step-son, Jason P. Davis (Batavia, IL), He is also survived by 10 grandchildren: Laura (Josh) Cromwell, Matthew (Hillary) Freyler, Amy Freyler, Bethany (Nelson) Odero, Deana (Russell) Allen, Chad (Sarah) Morford, Jessica Davis, Sarah (Jordan) Pastorik, Jason Davis, Ethan Davis and 11 great-grandchildren.
A visitation will be held at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home located at 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri 64131 at 2:00 pm on Saturday, July 20, 2019. A graveside service will follow in Mount Moriah Cemetery.
