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01/25/2012 - Leona Hagman Davis
Graveside services for Leona Hagman Davis of Arcadia, Utah, formerly of Hot Springs, SD will be Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 11:00 AM at the Hillside Cemetery in Oelrichs, SD.
A luncheon will follow Oelrichs Fire Hall in Oelrichs, SD. Condolences may be shared at www.hullingermortuary.com or at www.chamberlainchapel.com
Leonamae Means Hagman Davis, age 78, of Arcadia, Utah, passed away January 16, 2012, at her home.
She was born April 6, 1933, in Hot Springs, South Dakota, to Charles LeRoy and Avis Marie Johnson Means. She graduated with honors from high school at age 17. She married John L. Hagman, Jr., on June 12, 1950, in Hot Springs, South Dakota. He died December 5, 1966.
She married Charles Wendell Davis on July 25, 1980, in Arcadia, Utah. He died January 18, 2001.
Leona was an incredible woman who lived a full life. She farmed and ranched next to her husbands and children in Alzada, Montana on a 14 section ranch and in Argyle Canyon, Duchesne County, Utah, later in life. After her first husband died, she raised the kids and cared for the ranches without any help from anyone. Because she often had to provide for her family with very little means, she became an excellent marksman and was able to shoot the heads off of wild turkeys and sage hens, thus preserving the precious meat. She moved to the Uintah Basin in Utah in 1970, settling in the Arcadia area.
Some of her many other endeavors included: getting a solo pilot’s license, becoming an EMT, working for the Forrest Service and as a legal secretary for many of the local judges. She also was a long-haul truck driver, realtor, and assistant Veterinarian. She was an accomplished horse-woman, training for and riding in many Western Reigning Championships. At one point the group she rode with was rated top in the nation. She was very community minded, serving on the School Board in various areas, and was a member of the Lion’s Club. She was very instrumental in starting Mosquito Abatement in Duchesne County, Utah.
Leona’s hobbies were many. She was well read and had a knack for music, being able to play the piano by ear and learning to play the Hawaiian steel guitar. She enjoyed and was very talented in cabinetry and woodcarving, creating beautiful stocks for many guns, and using those skills to remodel her home many times over. She also knitted and gardened.
She will be remembered most for her great love of people. She had a grand sense of humor and liked to visit with everyone. She had “no back up” meaning when she took a stand, she held it. She will be deeply missed.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, parents, a daughter, Jacqueline Lee Hagman; sisters, Lois Irene Cuddie, Pauline Belle Crawford, Shirley Marie Long, and a brother, John Charles Means.
Immediate Survivors:
Children: Melanie Ann (Carl) Samuelson, Volborg, MT; John Charles (Lynda) Hagman; Scott (Vickie Mae) Hagman, both of Arcadia, Utah; Lisa Ruth (Howard) Betts, Myton, Utah; Calla Jo (Larry) Freston, Roosevelt, Utah.
Grandchildren: 24
Great-Grandchildren: 47 with three on the way Great-Great-Grandchild: 1
Sister: Barbara (Gene) Gailes, Gillette, WY; two brothers, Edward (Ursulla) Means, Levittown, PA; Douglas (Candace) Means, Gillette, WY; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 21, 2012, at the Myton LDS
Chapel. There will be a viewing from 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Hullinger Mortuary, 457 East 300 North, Roosevelt and from 10-10:45 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Chamberlain Chapel of Chadron is in charge of arrangements.
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