KAPLAN-Funeral services will be held Monday, October 3, 2016 at a 2:00 PM Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church honoring the life of Lester J. Leonard, 68 years, who died Friday, September 30, 2016 at his residence in Kaplan. He will be laid to rest at Greene Cemetery with Reverend Mark Miley officiating the services.
He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Linda Abshire Leonard of Kaplan; two sons, Scott Leonard and his companion, Kiley Primeaux and Marty Leonard and his wife, Brandi, all of Kaplan; one daughter, Dawn Leonard of Kaplan; three sisters, Delores Leonard, Beverly and her husband, Donald Stelly, and Lena and her husband, Keith Hebert; one brother, Glenwood Leonard and his companion, Brenda LeBouef; three grandchildren, Aiden, Gabrielle, and Elzay Leonard; and one sister-in-law, Kathleen Abshire.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Doris Leonard and the former Evelia Gaspard; his in-laws, Elzay Abshire and Marie Touchet; one brother-in-law, Voris Abshire; and one grandson, Aaron Leonard.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Kaplan, 300 N. Eleazar Avenue, on Sunday, October 2, 2016 from 2:00 PM until the procession departs for the church on Monday afternoon. A rosary will be prayed Sunday at 7:00 PM.