Ferris Leazer Obituary

Ferris Faye Leazer was welcomed into heaven on June 20, 2010. She leaves behind her beloved husband of 57 years, as well as four daughters. Ferris was born to Rex and Ferne (Epperly) Bull on August 31, 1934 in Wapello County, Iowa. She was raised on a farm and attended a one room country schoolhouse. She graduated high school at 16, went to Iowa State Teacher's College, and married Jim Leazer, her high school sweetheart, on December 20, 1952. She taught school in her early married days. She was a dedicated homemaker and the bookkeeper at Leazer's Jewelry, the business she and Jim started together in Loveland, CO. Ferris will be missed by her husband Jim, her daughters Robin, Laurel, Anita and Melissa, sons-in-law Vernon Smith, Bill Sleigh, and Scott Rouse. She was a fun Grandma and was very involved in the lives of her nine grandchildren. Ferris will be remembered as a wonderful, loving wife, mother, grandmother and faithful, praying Christian. She passed away surrounded by her family after a difficult battle with cancer. In keeping with her wishes, Ferris will be cremated and the ashes will be buried in the family plot in Iowa. Please join us at a memorial service on Saturday, July 10, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at Radiant Church, 4020 Maizeland Rd., Colorado Springs, CO 80909. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society, 1445 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80909 or Pikes Peak Hospice, 825 E. Pikes Peak Ave. #600, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.