Mary Lou Leaders
August 21, 1927 – June 4, 2020
Mary Lou Leaders passed away on June 4, 2020, in Sun City Center, Fla. Mary Lou was born on August 21, 1927, in Morenci, Mich. She attended Adrian College and Michigan State University and graduated in 1950 with a Bachelor’s Degree. She moved to Florida in 1965, where she became a teacher. In 1966 she taught the first kindergarten class at the United Methodist Church in Ruskin, Fla., and then continued her teaching career in the local area.
She was predeceased by her husband, Robert L. Leaders Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Lori Johnson (Richard); step-son, Rance L. Leaders (Linda), of Michigan; step grand-daughter, Amber Leaders, and step-grandson, Grant Leaders, both of Washington; niece, Nancy Buck Graf; and nephews, Larry Buck, Richard Buck and Thomas Buck, all of California.
She will be interred alongside her beloved husband at the Sarasota National Cemetery in Sarasota, Fla. Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home, 813-634-9900.
<h2><strong>Adrienne “Billie” Place Leeper</strong></h2>
<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-29170" src="/assets/images/uploads/wp/2020/06/Leeper-Billie-Keepsake-Obit-120x200.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="200" />Adrienne “Billie” Place Leeper, age 90, of Bristol, Tenn., passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Elmcroft of Bristol. She was born on July 1, 1929, in Norfolk, Va., a daughter of the late Sterling Palmer and Lucille Williams Potts. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Sarah Hudson Bartlett and Lucille Walker.
Billie graduated from Maury High School in Norfolk. She attended William and Mary College and then James Madison University where she received her master’s degree in early childhood education. She was employed with the Franklin County, Va. School System. Billie was an avid hiker and loved to travel. She was a proud member of the National Audobon Society and supported Greenpeace, The Sierra Club and National Parks Conservation Association.
She is survived by her sons, Kelly Victor Place and companion Katherine Lim and Scott Place and wife Cindy; grandchildren: Ryan Place, Stephanie Place Buchanan and husband Matt and Tyler Place and fiancée Lorrie Martin; great grandson, Jackson Palmer Buchanan; and many loved nieces and nephews.
Per Billie’s wishes, she will be cremated and no formal services will be held.
Condolences and memories may be shared with the family and viewed by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Leeper and her family have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory.
She was predeceased by her husband, Robert L. Leaders Jr. She is survived by her daughter, Lori Johnson (Richard); step-son, Rance L. Leaders (Linda), of Michigan; step grand-daughter, Amber Leaders, and step-grandson, Grant Leaders, both of Washington; niece, Nancy Buck Graf; and nephews, Larry Buck, Richard Buck and Thomas Buck, all of California.
She will be interred alongside her beloved husband at the Sarasota National Cemetery in Sarasota, Fla. Arrangements by Sun City Center Funeral Home, 813-634-9900.
<h2><strong>Adrienne “Billie” Place Leeper</strong></h2>
<img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-29170" src="/assets/images/uploads/wp/2020/06/Leeper-Billie-Keepsake-Obit-120x200.jpg" alt="" width="120" height="200" />Adrienne “Billie” Place Leeper, age 90, of Bristol, Tenn., passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, at Elmcroft of Bristol. She was born on July 1, 1929, in Norfolk, Va., a daughter of the late Sterling Palmer and Lucille Williams Potts. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Sarah Hudson Bartlett and Lucille Walker.
Billie graduated from Maury High School in Norfolk. She attended William and Mary College and then James Madison University where she received her master’s degree in early childhood education. She was employed with the Franklin County, Va. School System. Billie was an avid hiker and loved to travel. She was a proud member of the National Audobon Society and supported Greenpeace, The Sierra Club and National Parks Conservation Association.
She is survived by her sons, Kelly Victor Place and companion Katherine Lim and Scott Place and wife Cindy; grandchildren: Ryan Place, Stephanie Place Buchanan and husband Matt and Tyler Place and fiancée Lorrie Martin; great grandson, Jackson Palmer Buchanan; and many loved nieces and nephews.
Per Billie’s wishes, she will be cremated and no formal services will be held.
Condolences and memories may be shared with the family and viewed by visiting www.oakley-cook.com. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Leeper and her family have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory.