Alva Review-Courier -

Leslie Wayne, son of Dixie Carole (White) Smith and Billy Wayne Mahoney, was born May 15, 1960, in Cherokee, Oklahoma. He passed away in Alva on the 9th day of January 2018 at the age of 57 years, 7 months and 25 days.

He attended the Alva schools and graduated with the class of 1978.

Leslie worked at Sonic Drive-In and the Alva Review Courier as a paper carrier delivering the Newsgram and Enid Paper. He retired because of health reasons and a stroke in 2003.

He was preceded in death by his mother and stepfather Wayne and Dixie (White) Smith; father Billy Wayne Mahoney; grandparents, Ralph and Vera White, William and Myrtle Mahoney; brothers: Shawn, Michael and Carroll Mahoney; nephew, Bryse Johnson,

Leslie is survived by his sister-in-law Debbie Rees of Alva; nephews Dalton Mahoney of Alva, Jacobi Mahoney and Justin Sellers of Pueblo, Colorado, Jesse Sellers; two nieces, Stephanie Wohlgemuth and Sherry Maxwell; several nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be Tuesday, January 16, 2018, at 6 p.m. at the Friends Church with Pastor Darin Kearns officiating. Interment will be at the Garrison Cemetery at a later date. Wharton Funeral Chapel of Alva is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be made online at http://www.whartonfuneralchapel.com.

Contributions may be made in his memory to the Share Convalescent Home Activity Fund.