Insert text here.Thomas James LeBarron, son of Anson and Hazel (Davis) LeBarron, was born July 15, 1949 in Eau Claire. He was raised in Augusta, where he was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. He attended Trouble Waters, Kirkham Valley and the Dells Country Schools. He went on to attend Augusta High School.
Tom was united in marriage to Karen Kleist on Feb. 16, 1968 in Sisseton), South Dakota, and to this union 3 children were born. Tom lived all this life in the Augusta area. He worked as a farm hand for Jerry and Dale Randall before taking a job with the Neillsville Foundry. He later was employed at Bush Brother’s Canning Company in Augusta and then by Tom Randall, working at the Augusta Auto Station. Before suffering a severe heart attack in 2002, he was working in a maintenance position at Golden Rule Travel Plaza in Osseo. Tom enjoyed taking care of his yard and playing almost any kind of card game. He was especially fond of spending time with family, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
He is survived by his son, Paul LeBarron of Augusta; 2 daughters, Kathy (Ralph) Knuth and Shelly LeBarron (Gary Lone) all of Augusta; former wife, Karen LeBarron of Augusta; 11 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren; 2 brothers, Bill (Fay) LeBarron of Augusta; Jerome LeBarron of Altoona, 2 sisters, Judy Hawkins of Augusta, Josephine Garbarini of Minnesota; sister-in-law, Janet LeBarron of Augusta, several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, 4 brothers, Jack in infancy, Richard, Clifford, twin brother, Tom LeBarron and 2 sisters, Audrey Curler and Barbara LeBarron .
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home in Augusta, with Pastor Dale Hazard officiating. Burial will be in the East Lawn Cemetery, Augusta. Friends may call from 3:00 p.m. on Saturday until time of services at the funeral home.