Leslie Dale Waite
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Leslie Dale Waite, 66, Harrisburg, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at Harrisburg Medical Center.
Dale was born on June 25, 1944, in Knoxville, Iowa, to the late Les and Lavenia (Jolly) Waite. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and worked out of the local International Union of Operating Engineers No. 318. He was Baptist by faith and a longtime member of the Harrisburg Elks Lodge.
Dale is survived by a daughter, Tracy Adams of Harrisburg; son, Bryan Waite and wife Andrea of Harrisburg; five grandchildren, Cole Adams, Delaney Adams, Evan Adams, Gannon Wargel and Preston Wargel; two brothers, Farrel Waite and wife Wanda of Harrisburg and Jay Waite and wife Judy of Carrolton, Texas; and several nieces and nephews.
Dale was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Jerry Lee Waite.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at Raleigh Masonic Cemetery. The Rev. Harl Cockrum will officiate. Visitation will be held from noon to 1:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at Reed Funeral Chapel in Harrisburg. Memorials may be made to the Elks Crippled Children's Fund and envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent to the family through the Obituary Page at the Internet site www.reedfuneralchapel.com.