Delight Leas

Delight Morrison Leas, 101, departed Moses Lake on May 3, 2023, bound for her next adventure in Heaven. She had resided for the last three years under the care of the excellent staff at Faith Larkin Home Care. She ate well, studied the birds and squirrels, solved puzzles, listened to music and enjoyed the watercraft on the lake all from the dining room at Faith Larkin. Born on Jan. 2, 1922, to Harry and Blanche (Koehler) Morrison, she was the fourth of five children and grew up in Greenville, Ohio. After graduating from high school, she enrolled in beauty school and Miami University (Ohio) before enlisting in the Army of the U.S. She served as a clerk typist, finance clerk and telephone operator assigned to San Francisco, London, and Paris. Dee earned her sergeant’s stripes and the American Service, Good Conduct, European-African-Middle Eastern, and World War II Victory medals. After the war, she trained French women to operate the telephone switchboards before U.S. forces left France. The Army honorably discharged her in 1945.