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IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Leona Jane

Leona Jane Vogt Profile Photo

Vogt

Mar 26, 1927 — Dec 10, 2015

Fairview

Obituary

Funeral service for Leona Vogt, 88, of Fairview, will be 10:00 am, Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at the Mennonite Brethren Church at Fairview. Pastors Brian Woolard and Marlin Hiett will officiate. Arrangements are by Fairview Funeral Home Inc.

Revelation 14:13, "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord—they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them." NIV

Today we celebrate the life and departure of an influential lady, whose Christian integrity has challenged us to live for God and the good of others. Leona Jane (Kliewer) Vogt was born to A.B. and Marie (Unruh) Kliewer at Fairview, Oklahoma, on March 26, 1927. She went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 10, 2015 at the Fairview Fellowship Home.

She grew up on her parent's farm southeast of Fairview, Oklahoma. Her elementary education was acquired in two country schools, namely Banner and Progressive. At banner she had only one-eighth mile to walk to school, where she finished the third grade. Then her parents moved to another farm where she walked one and one half mile to Progressive. She enjoyed school very much. After the eighth grade she attended the South Fairview Mennonite Brethren Bible School for three years, then Fairview High School for one year and finished her formal education with one year at Corn Bible Academy.

At age 10, on June 25, 1937, she experienced spiritual new birth with the help and prayer of her mother. Leona always said that decision was so firm, she never once hand any doubt about her salvation. On October 1, 1938 she was baptized with twenty others in a sand pit at the Cimmaron River, east of Orienta, and accepted into the fellowship of the South Mennonite Brethren Church at Fairview. In August, 1944, at a youth Retreat in Enid, Oklahoma she made a fresh full commitment to the Lord for Him to direct her life.

In February, 1945 the Lord brought Leonard Vogt into her life. They were married on May 30, 1946 in the South Mennonite Brethren Church at Fairview. At the time Leonard was serving our country in Civilian Public Service at the U.S. Veteran's Hospital at Livermore, California; therefore their first home was in a one room apartment in Livermore. Leona knew she was marrying a minister to be since previous to their meeting each other, Leonard yielded his life to the service of our Lord, sensing a call to become a pastor. In January 1947, they moved to Hillsboro, Kansas where Leonard enrolled in Tabor College to prepare for the ministry. Leona began learning the "ways of a minister's wife" in 1949 when Leonard accepted the call to serve as a student pastor in the First Baptist Church at Canton, Kansas. By Then they had their first baby, a son, Philip Lee, born June 27, 1947 who was physically and mentally handicapped. The day Leonard obtained his college degree he got his graduation gift-a little girl was born to them-Grace Elaine. On a very cold day in January 1953, Leonard moved his little family to their first parsonage home at Collinsville, Oklahoma. It was during those eight years at Collinsville that the Lord brought twin boys, Dwight Dean and Dewayne Gene into their home on April 2, 1955. Leona enjoyed her little family very much, even though she was home alone with them much of the time. In September, 1960 the Lord directed Leonard to move his family to another parsonage in Salem, Oregon, where he pastored the Kingwood bible Church for fourteen wonderful years. In September, 1974 they made another move, but this time with an "empty nest" to Belleview Acres Church at Littleton, Colorado. Since this was a new church plant they purchased their own home.

Leona's primary spiritual gift was "hospitality". While her husband pastored at Collinsville, Salem, and Littleton, she had every family in those churches in for a meal. Through the years she hosted countless ministers, missionaries, lonely folk and new people who came to church. She sang in every choir where her husband pastored and taught Sunday school. She taught 2 and 3 year olds for over 25 years and loved those little ones. She also served as a leader and commander in the Awana Club, was a counselor in several Billy Graham Evangelistic Crusades and a personal soul winner. During her time as a Sunday school and Wednesday night teacher, Leona was privileged and so blessed to be able to lead many boys and girls to Jesus. For their last full time pastorate they didn't have to move, just drove east to church instead of west. Then on January 1, 1990 the Lord brought Leonard and Leona back to Fairview, Oklahoma. When she got out of the car she told her husband, "Now I'm home again".

They built a new home on Jordan Drive where Leona specialized in her gift of hospitality. On February 18, 2006 they moved to the Fellowship Village Apartments. During her last years she was afflicted with Alzheimer's disease. When the Lord called Leona to her heavenly home we lost a beautiful heart, a life giving smile, and she has left a legacy in the communities in which she ministered to others. The lives of her family carry her imprint.

Those who have gone on before her are her parents, one son, Philip and one infant grand-daughter, Bethany Vogt.

Those remaining to carry on the work she has laid down are: her husband of the home, her children; Grace Klewitz of Salem, Oregon, Dwight and wife Deborah Vogt of Phoenix, AZ, Dewayne and wife Beverly Vogt of Tulsa, OK, thirteen grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Disciple Nation Alliance or Cure Alzheimer's Fund with the Fairview Funeral Home serving as custodian.
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Funeral Service

December
16

Wednesday

Menonote Brethren Church

1600 East State Road, Fairview, OK 73737

10:00 - 11:30 am

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