Lady Leola McAfee, age 79, of Custer, SD, passed away on October 8, 2017, at the Rapid City Regional Hospice House in Rapid City, SD.

Leola was born on March 23, 1938, in Onamia, MN, to Thomas Cooney and Mamie M. (DeWItt) Marvin. She married her husband Wayne on September 28, 1963. Leola was a CNA at the Custer Regional Senior Care Center. Leola was Honorary State Regent, South Dakota Daughters of American Revolution and a member of the Mayflower Descendants Society.

Leola was an amazing seamstress and tailor, including many pieces of Scottish attire. Her love of sewing and others was displayed in hundreds of quilts made for family and friends. Leola was a beautiful, kind, loving person. She enjoyed reading and spending time in her garden. When she wasn't reading or tending to her garden, she was spending time with her children.

She is survived by her husband, Sir Wayne McAfee KSG of Custer; son, David (Tammy) McAfee of Conway, AR; daughter, Janet (David) Kassmeyer of Gillette, WY; sisters, Dolly, Nora and Ruth; seven grandchildren, Jesse, Crystal, Duncan, Conner, Seth, Summer, Sarena; and one great grandchild, Aiden.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 12, 2017, at Chamberlain McColley's Funeral Home in Custer.

Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 13, 2017, at Chamberlain McColley's Funeral Home in Custer with committal services to follow at the Pringle Cemetery in Pringle, SD.