- Date Of Birth: March 2, 1927
- Date Of Death: December 17, 2018
- State: Idaho
Leon Edward Skelton, 91, long time Idaho Falls resident and owner of the Idaho Livestock Auction Co., passed away December 17, 2018, at his home. He was one of the last of the old breed of Idaho cattlemen.
Born March 2, 1927, in Huron, South Dakota, to Floyd and Eva Skelton. The family moved in 1934 during the Dust Bowl. His mother said she would no sooner finish sweeping the floor than the corners were filled with dirt. After a stay in Billings, Montana, they settled permanently in Idaho Falls in 1937, where Floyd first managed, then became a partner in the Livestock Auction. Leon loved the business and began trading as a boy of eleven.
He graduated from Idaho Falls High School in 1944, and enlisted in the U.S. Navy from 1945-1946.
