Graveside services for Leshia LeRae Laxton, 47, Ozark, Missouri, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 29, 2013 at the Howell Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Leshia died 3:10 a.m., Friday, July 26, 2013 at the Cox Medical Center South, Springfield, Missouri.  She was born April 12, 1966 at West Plains, Missouri to Dwight Laxton and Wanda Strong Laxton.  She graduated from the West Plains High School with the Class of 1984.  Leshia enjoyed the out of doors, animals and auto racing.  She was a member of the Church of Christ.

She is survived by her parents, Dwight and Wanda Laxton, Nixa, Missouri; one brother, Mark Laxton, Dayton, Ohio; one sister, Jennifer McCormick and husband, Rob, Nix, Missouri; and seven nieces and nephews.

Her grandparents preceded her in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Christian County Humane Society and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.