Leo Russell Breashears was born on September 14, 1935 in Vian, Oklahoma, the youngest of eight children of Walter B. and Bessie Lee (Littlejohn) Breashears. He passed from this life on June 11, 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 74 years, 8 months & 28 days.

Leo grew up in Vian before moving to Gore and then later to Tulsa. He worked 27 years as the Office Manager for Womack Machine Supply and retired in 1997. He married his wife, Ruth, on September 24, 1973 in Miami, Oklahoma. They loved to do wood crafts together and work in the garden. Leo was active in the Bixby First United Methodist Church. He served as an usher for 25 years, drove the church van on some of the senior's trips and always helped set tables and serve at church funeral dinners. Leo & Ruth met at a square dance and they remained square dancers for all their 36 years together. Leo was a loving and caring man. When he was just a boy, he learned to play guitar to accompany his brother John on the fiddle. He also later learned to play the fiddle and mandolin, all without reading music. He "picked and grinned" with many musicians over the years and was also the lead player for many live music square dances.

He was preceded in death by 7 siblings.

He is survived by his loving wife, Ruth, of Bixby, 1 son; Dave Breashears and wife Lisa, of Broken Arrow, 2 daughters; Brenda Sanders and husband Steve, of Jenks & Renata Kern and husband Dave of Aurora, CO, 1 sister; Erma Venable of Springdale, AR, 5 grandchildren; Kacy Breashears, Sean Breashears, Tracy Sanders-Hefner, Kelcy Sanders & Hans Davis, 1 great-granddaughter; Gracie Hefner as well as many other relatives, church family, his square dance club and all his musician friends.

Casket bearers are Ron Casteel, Jay Mowrey, Jim McKinney, James Morrison, John Klos, Joe Gill, Ken Bond, Jeff Morgan & Walter Gund. Honorary bearers are Mike Williams & Jake Unruh.