Leslie M. Cummings Castlewood, South Dakota Funeral Service 1:30 P.M., Monday, November 14, 2005 First Presbyterian Church Castlewood, South Dakota Rev. Terry Drew, Officiating Interment Castlewood Cemetery Visitation 2PM to 5PM Sunday at Geise Funeral Chapel in Castlewood Leslie Marvin Cummings, son of Fred and Lillie (Houge) Cummings, was born August 22, 1916 at Fulton, South Dakota. He grew up and received his education in that area and was united in marriage to Myrle LaDue on December 10, 1941 in Luverne, Minnesota. Following their marriage they moved to Detroit, Michigan and in June of 1942, Les was drafted and ten months later was sent to Walla Walla, Washington and joined the 348th Air Force. Later that year he was sent overseas to Africa, then Sicily and spent most of his 28 months overseas in Italy. After the war he returned to Detroit and they then returned to South Dakota. They owned and operated the Wayside Lunch Caf in Mitchell for ten years and then Les was offered a job with Standard Oil which brought them to Castlewood. He was a bulk agent with them for 20 years before retiring. Les died on Thursday, November 10, 2005 at his residence in Castlewood at the age of 89 years, 2 months and 18 days. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Mitchell and the First Presbyterian Church in Castlewood. Over the years Les had served as a Boy Scout Master, a volunteer fireman and on various church committees. He was also a 60 year member of the American Legion. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing cards and spending time with his grandchildren. Grateful for having shared his life are his wife Myrle of Castlewood; three sons, David and his wife Lorayne of Anchorage, AK, Gary and his wife Linda of Beresford, SD, Ronald and his wife Theresa of Billings, MT; one daughter, Lesa Dahl and her husband Jeff of Castlewood; six grandchildren, Jacob, Jarred, Andy, Ashley, Molly and Sara; one great grandchild, McKenzie Daniel; one brother, Ronnie and his wife Jean of Elwood, PA; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Fred and Lillie Cummings, his step-mother, Margaret Cummings, one granddaughter, Angela Daniel and one sister, Viola Letcher.