Ranger Exes Memorial - RHS Class of 1939

Morris Leveille MORRIS E. LEVEILLE JR., 70, born Dec. 12, 1922, was the son of Morris Leveille Sr. of Ranger, TX who had the Leveille Motor Co. He died Oct. 5, 1993 at Fort Mill, SC, and was in the Ranger High School Class of 1939. During WWII, he served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a Motor Machinist Mate 2nd Class after having entered the service on Feb. 9, 1943. He received his training at the Coast Guard Training School at Groton, CT, & then was stationed at Toledo, OH. He was reared in Ranger, attending St. Rita's Catholic School & Ranger High School. He had a sister, Dora Leveille (RHS-1941), who was married to Bill Watkins. Bill Watkins died in 1989 and Dora died in 1991.