Leah Bell Van Natta

BIOGRAPHY: Mrs Van Natta was born Sept. 5, 1927 at Hodgeman County, Kansas. She graduated from the Lutheran Academy. She was a resident of Pampa since 1975 where she was a homemaker. She married Chester Van Natta on July 26, 1945 at Jetmore, Kansas. He preceded her in death on December 29, 2003. She worked as a cook for the Hooker Independent School District and Pampa Senior Citizens. She had also worked for home health as a provider, and was a member of the Borger Pentecostal Church.SURVIVORS: 5 daughters: Sherry Manyard of Borger, Vickie Lynn of Borger, Mary Davis of Pampa, Patty Kennedy of Hooker, Oklahoma, and Georgia Garrard of Stinnett. 3 sons: Chester Van Natta Jr. of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Jack Van Natta of Pampa, and Ronald Van Natta of Gore, Oklahoma. 1 brother: David Kreger of Houston. 20 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren.MEMORIALS: American Cancer Society, c/o Gerry Caylor, 2130 Charles, Pampa, Texas, or BSA Hospice, 800 N. Sumner, Pampa, Texas 79065.