Leon Wilder III's Obituary
Leon Wilder III,30, of Columbia, MO., passed into eternity on Thursday, July 6, 2017 in Audrain County. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2017 at the H.T. May and Son Funeral Home in Columbia at 3:00 PM. Visitation will be from 2-3 PM Thursday at the funeral home.
Leon Wilder was born on December 3, 1986 the son of Leon Wilder Jr.and Ellen Anderson. He was a member of the Yung Rydaz group. Leon was always the life of the party and he was never one known to be a pushover. He loved everyones' kids as his own. He loved his family. He had a way of touching everyone that he came into contact with.If Leon touched you, you were touched for life.
Leon leaves to cherish his memory his mother Ellen Anderson of St. Louis, his father Leon (Alisa) Wilder Jr. of St. Louis, his children Leanna Hickam, Maliah Lawson, Damani Donaldson, Preston Wilder and K'Leon Wilder, one step-daughter Haley HIckam, four brothers Robert Murphy of Columbia, MO., Michael Anderson of Topeka, KS., Matthew Wilder of St. Louis, MO., and Leelan Wilder of St. Louis, MO., three sisters Elizabeth Murphy of St. Louis, MO., Sophia Wilder of Columbia, MO., and Erica Nesbitt of Columbia, MO.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents Doris Wilder and "Big" Leon WIlder Sr., his great-grandparents Daisy K. Ericks and Clara Elder, and a host of uncles, aunts and cousins.
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