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LESLIE JACOB DOVE

December 8, 1927 — May 4, 2008

Leslie Jacob Dove, 80, of Jefferson City, died Sunday, May 4, 2008, at Villa Marie Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born on December 8, 1927, in Centerview, MO, the son of Edgar and Mollie Isabel Norvell Dove Smethers. Leslie was a 1945 graduate of Tipton High School. He was united in marriage on November 1, 2003, in Bethlehem, GA, to Sharon Ann Schultz who survives at the home. Leslie was a United States Navy veteran of World War II receiving the WWII Victory, Good Conduct, and American & Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medals. Mr. Dove worked for Smith Corna Machines Corp. for 22 years as a service and repairman for machines. He worked 15 years for MoDot, retiring in 1992. And from 1995-2000, he worked for Target. He was a member of First Baptist Church, American Legion Post 5, and Crest Care, Inc. Other survivors include: five daughters and their husbands, Kathy and Mel Belton; Marie and Rob Coan, both of Fairview Heights, IL; Patricia and Gregg Sellers, Lake Ozark; Linda and Mark Duboise, Memphis, TN; Cheryl Bardwell, Jefferson City; two sons and their wives, Phillip and Jean Dove, San Antonio, TX; Robert Dove, Bethlehem, GA; two step-daughters, Thelma Robinson; Shannon Loethen; nine grandchildren, Michael Bardwell; Joshua Duboise; Ashley Duboise; Sarah Dove; Scott Dove; Derrick Bray; Marie Davis; Henry Belton; Noriko Belton; two step-grandchildren, Victoria Robinson; Matthew Robinson; three great-grandchildren, Alyssa Amos; Kristile Amos; Taylor Bray; and one step-great-granddaughter, Jazleen Robinson. He was preceded in death by his parents; and three daughters, Charlene Dove and Darlene Dove both twins; and Theresa Davis. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with Dr. Doyle Sager officiating. Visitation will be Noon-2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Crest Care Inc., P.O. Box 55226, Trenton, New Jersey 08638-5226; or to the Leslie Dove Memorial Fund. Those wishing to email condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
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