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Edith Welsh Leighton

Edie Leighton, age 72, passed away on February 9, 2025, in Bay City, Texas.  A longtime resident of Sargent, she was born in Houston, Texas, in 1953 to Doris Scarborough Welsh and Clem Covington Welsh. She was raised in Houston and Sargent.  Following graduation from Van Vleck High School, Edie lived in Houston, Texas, and Puyallup, Washington, before returning to her beloved Sargent where she felt most at home. She loved working at Sargent Grocery, being an EMT, going to the beach and waterskiing. She never wavered in her faith in God, regularly attending Caney Creek Chapel and the First Baptist Church of Sargent. Edie was predeceased by her parents and husbands Thomas McCain, James Madison, and Mark Leighton. She is survived by her children, Stacy McCain McMullen and Thomas Covington (T. C.) McCain, three grandchildren, her sister Mary Jane Towle, her best friend Debi Clayton, and many other family and friends. 

Edie gave unselfishly to everyone and continued giving after her death by donating her body to the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Some people make the world better just by being in it.  Per her request, no services were held.

Bay City Tribune, May 4, 2025
 

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