Elvira Anneliese Leathers, age 93, of Lawton, passed away Saturday, August 25, 2018 in Lawton.  There will be no funeral service held.

Mrs. Leathers will be buried with her husband, 1SG Eugene Leathers at Post Cemetery, Fort Sill.  He died on April 29, 1964 while serving on active duty.

Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

Mrs. Leathers was born June 6, 1925 in Dinslaken (Niederrhein), Germany to Jakob and Johanna Feyrsinger, who were married on April 5, 1924.  She was an only child.

First Sergeant and Mrs. Leathers came to Fort Sill in 1960 where they resided until his death.  During her stay at Fort Sill Mrs. Leathers was active in the community with volunteer work and the N.C. O. Wives Club.  She was the chairman for the Ways and Means Committee, chairman for the Dental Program and assistant treasurer.  Mrs. Leathers was educated in Germany with a degree in business.  She attended Cameron University.

The Leathers had no children.  After the passage of her husband, she bought her home in Lawton and had lived there ever since.  Their first duty station was at Fort Dix, New Jersey in 1953.  She became a U.S. citizen in 1955 before moving again to Germany.  After her husband's death, she worked for Civil Service for approximately ten years as a dental assistant.