Lealin James McVeigh, 2 years old, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015, at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids after a courageous battle.
Lealin was born September 21, 2012, in Alma, the son of Jadd J. and Cristina M. (Ferrier) McVeigh. He was a strong little boy who would pat the backs of his family and tell them that everything was going to be all right. He was very happy, even when he was very sick,He loved tractors, riding on them and playing with his toy tractors. He also enjoyed going for rides in his dad’s blazer.
Lealin is survived by his parents,Jadd and Cristina; his brother,Jarden; his grandparents, Jeff and Pam McVeigh, Lori Ferrier and Brian Wyeth, Jim and Peg McVeigh, Willis and Jane Fairchild, and Marva Proffer; his aunts and uncles, Steve and Jaimi Smith, Bernie and Judy Benjamin, Jerry Edmundson, Candi Ferrier, Amber and Bobby Leadford, and Brendon Hale; and his cousins, Jayden and Addi Smith, Rachelle, Taylor, Kayla, Terra, Lily, and Hailey Benjamin, Angelina, Sky, Berlyn, Chance, and Zane Fell, and Robert, Logan, Braidon, and Blake Leadford. He was preceded in death by grandfathers, Larry Wood, Dale Ferrier, Gerald Edmundson, Archie Proffer, and Papa Jim Holland; his grandmother, Beverly Wood; his aunt, Melinda Quisenberry; and his cousin, Zachariah Greenhoe.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, May 9, at the Barden Funeral Home in Ithaca, with Pastor Jana Almeada officiating. Interment will follow in New Haven Cemetery. Visitation will be 2-4 and 6-8p.m. Friday, May 8. Online condolences may be left at bardenfuneralhome.com.