In Memory
Cleo Mae (Wyant) Lightfoot
Sep 28, 1920 - Oct 6, 2022
Cleo Wyant Lightfoot passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022. She was born September 28, 1920, to Perry and Myrtle Jennie Jackson Wyant in Kouts, Indiana. She married Sid Lightfoot, the love of her life, in 1941. Sid preceded her in death in 2002. They moved to Texas from Chicago in 1952. Cleo was the proud owner of Lightfoot Realty in Richland Hills, Texas, but her real talent was in writing, and she loved to write about her family and life. One of her many memoirs, "A Falling Star", was published by Barnes and Noble in the book, The Noble Generation.
Cleo is survived by daughters, Joan Hallford and husband Joe; and Nancy Patterson. Grandchildren, James D. Patterson, Jr; Amy Letlow; Lisa Nitsch and husband Ralph; Jonathan Hallford and wife Sara; and Stephanie Holt. Great-grandchildren, Tara Hunsaker; Melissa Garrett and husband Ryon; Jessica Jackson and husband Paul; Sydney Letlow; Corbett Nitsch; Jacob Holt; and Noah Holt. Great-Great-Grandchildren, Hunter Hunsaker; Waylon Garrett; and Rowan Jackson.
A private graveside service will be held on Tuesday, October 11th at Grandview Cemetery.
| Home in 1940 | South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana |
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Sources: Ancestry.com and FindAGrave.com
10/19/2025 EJS
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31558646/cleo-mae-lightfoot
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