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Alvia E. Leighton, 99, then
November 1, 2015
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Alvia E. Leighton, 99
Alvia E. Leighton passed away peacefully at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls on Oct. 19, 2015, just five months short of living to his goal of 100.