Leland Alfred JEWELL, Jr.

1928 - 2012  (83 years)

• Name	Leland Alfred JEWELL
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	28 May 1928	Buffalo, Erie, New York
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Jan 2012	Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York   [1]
  Burial	Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York   [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Phyllis Rose JEWELL,   b. 22 Jul 1925, Buffalo, Erie, New York d. 27 Oct 2005, Steele, Saint Clair, Alabama  (Age 80 years) + 2. Harry Arthur JEWELL,   b. 29 Apr 1927, New York d. 28 Jan 1979  (Age 51 years) + 3. Leland Alfred JEWELL, Jr.,   b. 28 May 1928, Buffalo, Erie, New York d. 15 Jan 2012, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York  (Age 83 years)   4. Norma Jean JEWELL,   b. 25 Aug 1929, Buffalo, Erie, New York d. 20 Jan 1997, Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York  (Age 67 years)   5. Rita A. JEWELL,   b. Abt 1931, New York  (Age 93 years) + 6. Albert Lewis JEWELL,   b. 21 Jun 1932, New York d. 26 Jan 2002, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio  (Age 69 years) + 7. Sydney Louise JEWELL,   b. 26 Oct 1934, Buffalo, Erie, New York  (Age 90 years)   8. Robert George JEWELL,   b. 21 Nov 1935, Buffalo, Erie, New York d. 31 May 2005, O’Fallon, Saint Charles, Missouri  (Age 69 years) + 9. Bonnalyn M. JEWELL,   b. 7 Nov 1936, Buffalo, Erie, New York  (Age 88 years)   10. Paula L. JEWELL,   b. 24 Nov 1938, Silver Creek, Chautauqua, New York d. 13 Aug 2018, Orchard Park, Erie, New York  (Age 79 years)
  Person ID	I21139	bmds
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Leland Alfred JEWELL,   b. 21 Jan 1901, Paris, Brant, Ontario d. 8 Dec 1961, Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Norma B. TREVALLEE,   b. 26 Apr 1902, Eden, Erie, New York d. Oct 1975, Hamburg, Erie, New York (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F5073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kay GRIFFIN
  Marriage	Abt 1956
  Age at Marriage	Leland : ~ 27 years old | Kay : ?? old.
  Children	2 sons and 1 daughter
  	1. Mark JEWELL   2. Steven JEWELL   3. Kimberlee JEWELL
  Family ID	F8279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 May 1928 - Buffalo, Erie, New York Death - 15 Jan 2012 - Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York Burial - - Forest Hill Cemetery, Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Obituary. Leland A. Jewell Jr., 83, of Fredonia died Sunday morning (Jan. 15, 2012) at the Chautauqua County Home in Dunkirk. He was born May 28, 1928 in Buffalo, the son of the late Leland A. Sr. and Norma (Trevalle) Jewell.  A U.S. Air Force sergeant, Mr. Jewell served as a medic for four years during the Korean War. He worked at Brooks Hospital and was a steel worker at Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation for 30 years. Following his retirement, he enjoyed woodworking, making stained glass items and was an avid collector of antiques. Mr. Jewell was a member of Harvest Chapel Free Methodist Church and was active in Chautauqua County Community Chorus where he sang tenor. He also sang for many years in the Quartet Gospel Sound with his wife. He was a hard-working man who enjoyed and cherished his family and many friends.  Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Kay (Griffin) Jewell; two sons, Mark (Renee) Jewell of Rochester and Steven Jewell of Gowanda; one daughter, Kimberlee (John) Jewell of West Seneca; four sisters, Rita Ellis of Blasdell, Paula (Herbert) Zinter of Hamburg, Bonnie Pruett of North Carolina and Bridget (John) Wright of Silver Creek; and many nieces and nephews.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by four brothers, infant Paul, Harry, Albert and Robert Jewell; two sisters, Phyllis Smith and Norma Brown. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 90145759.