Obituary

Leah Jeanette Clay, 84, passed early in the morning of April 8, 2025, in her home. She was born to William and Margaret Burras on February 6, 1941, in Kansas City. Leah graduated from Center High School, class of 1959. Following graduation, Leah worked for Western Electric, where she met her husband, Freddie “Fred” Clay.  They settled in the Kansas City Metro area, where they raised their two children, Brenda and Jennifer. In January of this year, Fred and Leah celebrated 64 years of marriage.

Leah loved tennis, dancing, playing cards, and spending time with her loved ones. She was highly competitive in sports and games and exuded this tenacious spirit throughout every facet of her life. Gifted with an infectious laugh and sassy sense of humor, Leah often had her family and friends in stitches.  If Leah loved you, you knew it; her hugs were top-tier and her unfailing willingness to welcome her loved-ones into her home was a gift to those around her.

In addition to her parents, Leah was predeceased in death by her daughter, Jennifer Bowlin; her brother, William Burras, Jr., and her sisters, Joyce Westmoreland and Marrianne Schoonover. Surviving Leah are her husband, Fred, her daughter Brenda and her husband Robert; her grandson Josh Bowlin and his wife Ashley, and their children, Cooper and Alex; her granddaughter Blair Keeney and her children, Richie and Lyla; her granddaughter Nicole Swain and her husband Jay, and their children, Luca and Penelope; her granddaughter Madison Clay; and her brother Samuel Burras and his wife Rachel.

A visitation will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Langsford Funeral Home, 115 SW 3rd St, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063 followed directly by a service of remembrance at 2:00 p.m.  Following the Service of Remembrance, Leah will be interred at Lee’s Summit Cemetery.