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Lesa M Clevenger 1977 - 1998

Lesa Marie Clevenger was born on July 7, 1977 in Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri United States, and died at age 20 years old on May 7, 1998 in Carroll County. Lesa Clevenger was buried at Lakeside Cemetery in Sumner, Chariton County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lesa M Clevenger.

Lesa Marie Clevenger

July 7, 1977

Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri, 64628, United States

May 7, 1998

Carroll County, Missouri, United States

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Lesa Marie Clevenger was born to Jacqueline and Farris Dee Clevenger Sr. (1944 - 1987). Her father was born in Missouri. She had two brothers. Sadly, Lesa Marie was killed when she was 20 years old. She was found in her car, shot in the back of her head. Later, a 46 year old mother, her 24 year old son, and a 26 year old man were arrested for her murder. See MISSOURI: Murder arrests:. In 2000, Lesa's fiancée, William "Jay" Oster, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for Lesa's murder. His mother and brother-in law were also facing first degree murder charges. See Ludlow man gets 30 years. See Lesa M Clevenger: Obituary.
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1977

Birthday

July 7, 1977

Birthdate

Brookfield, Linn County, Missouri 64628, United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

Lesa was Caucasian. Her father was born in Missouri.
Nationality & Locations

Lesa was a native of, and lifelong resident of, Missouri.
Military Service

Lesa never served in the military.
Professional Career

When she died, Lesa was working at a convenience store in Braymer, Missouri.
Personal Life & Family

Lesa had two children when she was killed at the young age of 20. She was murdered by her fiancée, William "Jay" Oster, with whom she lived.
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1998

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May 7, 1998

Death date

murdered - shot in the back of the head

Cause of death

Carroll County, Missouri United States
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Lakeside Cemetery in Sumner, Chariton County, Missouri 64681, United States
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Obituary

LESA M. CLEVENGER Lesa M. Clevenger, 20, Ludlow, Missouri, died May 7, 1998, in Carroll County, Missouri. Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 12, at the Sumner United Methodist Church, Sumner, Missouri; burial in Lakeside Cemetery, Sumner. Visitation will be 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Gibson Funeral Home, Mendon, Missouri. Memorials may be made to the Lesa Clevenger Children's Memorial Fund. - The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) Sunday, May 10, 1998, on page 30.

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Kathy Pinna

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05/08/2023

MISSOURI: Murder arrests:

Police have arrested three persons, including a mother and her son, for the murder in May of a 20-year-old Ludlow woman. Lesa Marie Clevenger, 20, was found May 6 in her car behind an abandoned hourse in Carroll County. She had been shot in the back of the head.

William Jay Oster, 24, of Ludlow was arrested Saturday on a first-degree murder warrant. His bond was set at $500,000. His mother Vicky Ann Sowers, 46, also faces a first-degree murder charge and is in jail in Centerville, Arkansas, awaiting extradition. A third man, David Ray Holt, 26, of Warrensburg, was arraigned Friday in Carroll County on charges of first degree murder and armed criminal action. Holt is being held without bond in the Carroll County Jail.

- The Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Missouri) Tuesday, September 8, 1998, page 13.

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Kathy Pinna

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05/08/2023

Ludlow man gets 30 years

. . . for the murder of his fiancee

CAROLLTON, MO - One of three defendants accused in the death of a young woman from Ludlow has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. William "Jay" Oster, 25, also of Ludlow, was convicted in June of second-degree murder in the death of his fiancée, Lesa Clevenger, 20. He was sentenced Monday in Carroll County Circuit Court.

Oster and two co-defendants, including his mother, were all charged with first-degree murder in the death of Clevenger. She was last seen about 11 p.m. on May 6, 1998, when she left her job at a convenience store in Braymer, heading for the home in Livingston County where she lived with her two children and Oster. Her body was found the next day, inside her car in a remote area of northwestern Carroll County. She had been shot in the back of the head, apparently a short time after leaving work, with a .22-caliber rifle. The alleged murder weapon was found in the Centerville, Arkansas, home of Oster's mother, Vicky Ann Sowers, 46. Sowers faces trial August 14, in Ray County.

Her former son-in-law, David Ray Holt, of Warrensburg, pleaded guilty to first degree murder and faces up to life in prison without parole.

- St. Joseph News-Press (St. Joseph, Missouri) Friday, August 11, 2000 page 12.

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Lesa M Clevenger 1977 - 1998

Lesa Marie Clevenger's History: 1977 - 1998

Introduction

Birthday

Ethnicity & Family History

Nationality & Locations

Military Service

Professional Career

Personal Life & Family

Death

Gravesite & Burial

Obituary

2 Memories, Stories & Photos about Lesa

Lesa Clevenger's Family Tree & Friends

Lesa Clevenger's Family Tree

Lesa's Friends

Other Clevenger Family Biographies