LeRoy A. “Buss” Gordon, 77, of Seneca, KS, died Monday, January 10, 2005, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca.

He was born July 3, 1927, on a farm northwest of Washington, KS, the son of Lesslie and Leona Carpenter Gordon. He was one of 12 children. He attended school in Washington and worked there before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1949, serving in Germany. After his discharge in 1952, he returned to Washington and did construction work for many years with Hall Brothers Construction, building highways and bridges. Later he worked for the city of Marysville and retired as the street foreman in 1988.

He was married to Lois Sanders DePoortere on September 26, 1981 at Beatrice, NE. They lived in Marysville until his retirement and moved to Seneca in 1988.

He was a member of the American Legion in Lynn, KS.

Survivors are his wife, Lois; a step-son, Roger Fuller, Kansas City, MO; two step-daughters, Roberta Vaughn, Lathrop, MO and Sue Macasio, Seneca; two daughters, Sharon Gordon, Memphis, TN, and Tammy Galloway, Lawrence, KS; a brother, Raymond “Bud” Gordon, Morrowville, KS; 20 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Memorial service will be 1 PM Friday at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca. There will be an inurnment service at 3 PM Friday following the funeral at the Morrowville Cemetery in Morrowville, KS, with military honors provided by a U.S. Army detail from Fort Riley.

Memorials may be given for the donor’s choice, and sent in care of the family.