Leslie Lavell Lothridge

  Leslie Lavell Lothridge, 75, of Weatherford, passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at his residence. 

  Funeral: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 30, 2017, at Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel with interment to follow in East Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Friday, at the funeral home. 

  Leslie was born December 17, 1942 in Weatherford, Texas, to Otto Bill and Flora Ella Pritchard Lothridge. He was a retired aviation mechanic that traveled extensively for Bell Helicopter and Lockheed Martin. Leslie was a member of the Phoenix Masonic Lodge and the Olive Branch Masonic Lodge, serving as a Grand Master Mason. He was a good man with a giving heart. Leslie enjoyed wood working especially making furniture. 

  He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mary Thomason; and a sister, Betty Michou. 

  Leslie is survived by Mary’s son and two daughters, all of Pasadena; sister, La Juana Riffe; brothers, Edwin Lothridge and Lloyd Lothridge and wife, Sandy; aunt, Edna Williams and husband, Don, all of Weatherford; and numerous nephews and nieces.