Leslie McCown, 76, of China, died Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Beaumont. He was born on July 21, 1939, in Beaumont, to Celia Mae Clubb McCown and Leslie Alvin McCown, and had been a lifelong resident of China.

Leslie (Cheedo) was sweet, polite, gentle, and kind. He loved people and always had a ready handshake and a silly laugh.

Leslie did have one quirk that would drive his dad up the wall. His dad would be working on some equipment and would walk away for a few minutes and when he came back, Leslie would have all his tools picked up and put away.

Even though Perry “took care of Leslie”, Leslie always thought of and worried about Perry.

Throughout all of his hospital visits and treatments he was always patient, cooperative, and very accepting of whatever was happening to him. When he was ready to go home he would shake the doctors and nurses hand and tell them “I’ll see you tomorrow.” That was his signal it was time to leave.

Leslie always walked slow and had to “make his steps.” With this last hospital visit, the doctors couldn’t believe he made it as long as he did these last few days. As Michelle said “You know he had to take all those extra steps to heaven. He never got in a hurry about anything.”

We will miss Leslie so very much and always love him.

Leslie is survived by his brothers, Melvin McCown and his wife, Mary and Perry McCown, all of China; nephew, Todd McCown and his wife, Martie, of China and Michael McCown and his wife, Catina, of Beaumont; and nieces, Melissa Reese and her husband, Duke and Michelle Blaisdell and her husband, Barry, all of China.

A gathering of Mr. McCown’s family and friends will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, November 5, 2015, at Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont. His funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, November 6, 2015, at Broussard’s, with his interment to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont.