Born March 10, 1933 at the family’s home on their dairy farm near Windfall, PA, Leon Fred Shedden was last surviving of eight children in the family of the late Fred and Lou (Hawthorne) Shedden.
He attended the Windfall School and graduated from Troy High School in 1951.
On Oct. 23, 1953, Leon married the former Jean Carolyn Ayres at Alba’s First Christian Church. They shared 55 wonderful years together and raised five daughters. He now joins his beloved Jean who predeceased him on Jan. 8, 2009.
Leon was a member of Windfall’s United Methodist Church and a 65-year member of the Windfall Grange 257. Blessed with a strong work ethic throughout life, work always came first at the Shedden home.
Leon remained active and his memory engaged right up to the time of his death.