23 April 1970 The People's Defender West Union OH Leon Lake Dies At Portsmouth Leon Lake, 70, of Star Route, Stout, died Friday at Mercy Hospital, Portsmouth. Surviving are three sons, Leon Lake, Jr., of Buena Vista; Thomas Lake, of Shoals, Ind.; and Sp/4 Gerald Lake, with the Army in Vietnam; a sister, Mrs. Marie Sams, of Ypsilanti, Mich.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services were conducted Wednesday at the Wilson Home for Funerals, Manchester. Burial was in Manchester Cemetery.