William Dean Leighnor, 98, of Perryton, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024 in Perryton, Texas.  Visitation will be Saturday, December 14, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Sunday, December 15, 2024 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m, and Monday, December 16, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home; and there will be a family visitation at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home Sunday, December 15, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, December 16, 2024 at Ochiltree Cemetery in Perryton, Texas.  Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. of Perryton, Texas.

Mr. Leighnor was born on March 10, 1926 in Sentinel, Oklahoma to Clinton Leighnor and Pearl West Leighnor.  He attended First United Methodist Church in Perryton, Texas, and he married his wife, Audrey Stump Leighnor on December 10, 1944.  He was on the Equity Board of Directors, and he drove a school bus for many years in Waka, Texas.  He loved farming and ranching, and that was his lifetime vocation.

Mr. Leighnor is survived by his daughter, Carolyn Bartel of Balko, Oklahoma; his son, Harvey Leighnor and wife Agatha of Pearl City, Hawaii; and three grandsons, Derek Leighnor and husband Simon Flores of San Francisco, California; Damien Leighnor of Pearl City, Hawaii; and Justin Bartel and wife Tiffany of Balko, Oklahoma.

Mr. Leighnor was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Audrey; and three sisters, Christie Snyder, Faye Buchannan, and Daisy Wilson.

The family requests memorials be to one's favorite charity.