Arch Perry Leonard, 87, a longtime resident of Granville County passed away Monday, December 25, 2017 at Transitions LifeCare in Raleigh after an extended illness.
A native of Franklin County, he was the son of the late Kindred Saunders Leonard and Mary Dickerson Leonard. He was a member of Olive Grove Baptist Church and retired from Edwards & Broughton Printing Company.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Olive Grove Baptist Church by Rev. Jack Hollowell. Burial will follow the service at Carolina Memorial Gardens.
Surviving are his wife of sixty-three years, Shirley Cash Leonard of the home; three nieces, Avaleen Roberson of Wake Forest, Judy Hicks of Clayton, Betty Barefoot of Dunn; six nephews, Howard Leonard, Jr., Bobby Wayne Leonard, Ted Leonard, all of Oxford, Randy Leonard of Lake Royale, Michael Leonard of Franklinton and Larry Leonard of Portsmith, VA. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Mattie Bell Conn, Mary Walter Conn, Elizabeth Hicks; two brothers, William Leonard and Howard Leonard.
Visitation will be held Wednesday evening, December 27, 2017 from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. at Eakes Funeral Home in Creedmoor and at other times at the home.
Flowers accepted or donations payable to Transitions LifeCare, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607.
