Leta Sullivan

Leta Faye Sullivan, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, died Saturday, January 4, 2025. She was 83 years old and lived in Houston, Texas. Leta’s family and friends will celebrate her life during a funeral service at Melton-Kitchens Funeral Home, 415 W. Williams, Breckenridge, Texas, on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Necessity Cemetery.
Leta was born in 1941 in Edmondson, Texas, to Russell and Opal Glidwell. In 1963, she married her sweetheart, Tom Sullivan. Leta and her husband raised a family of three daughters and celebrated 46 years together. Leta enjoyed a long career in insurance sales in the service of others. She loved to sew, cook, and to spend time with her family.
She is preceded in death by her husband Tom Sullivan; daughter Kelly Sullivan; and siblings Neta Adams, Gary Glidwell, Doyle Glidwell, and Fostine Glidwell; along with her sisters-in-law Willeen Fambrough, Juanita Bryant and Nell Langford.
She is survived by her daughters, Kurenia Olague and Michele Merz; and seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, many grand-dogs, and many other loving family members.
Condolences may be made at meltonkitchens.com. Memorials in Leta’s honor can be made to Alzheimer’s Association and can be left at the Melton Kitchens Funeral Home.