Juanita Darlene Leaf, 76, of Weatherford, Texas, died Thursday, April 10, 2014.  Per her wishes there will be no service.

Mrs. Leaf was born Nov. 26, 1937 in Olney, Ill., the daughter of William Verlan Peer and Mary Evelyn Quillen Peer. In June 1954, she married Charles Leaf and they were blessed with four children, Stephen, Vivian, Rebecca and Michael. The marriage ended in April 1974 as they began their separate life journeys.

She worked as a secretary for the Olney Chamber of Commerce, Southeastern Illinois Mental Health Center and Yockey Oil, an oil producer. Golf was her passion and she was a member of the Richland Country Club in Olney. In her retirement years, she enjoyed family in Weatherford and golfing with friends at Live Oak Country Club. She cherished family and liked to fish, garden, and enjoy nature.

She was preceded in death by a son, Stephen; daughter, Rebecca; and brother, Richard.

Leaf is survived by a daughter, Vivian Orr of Weatherford; a son, Michael Leaf of Olney, Ill.; three sisters, Mary Fehrenbacher of Olney, Ill., Constance Murphy of Fredericksburg, Va., and Sandra Kubbs of Richardson; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Published in The Community News, Aledo, Texas - April 14, 2014