Howard Hardy Leonard, born on July 26, 1934, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015. He was born in Franklin County to the late Willie Howard Leonard and Wilma Gupton Leonard. He was predeceased in death by his brother, Robert Perry Leonard (Doris).
He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Rosa Moore Leonard; his sister, Linda Leonard Slater and her husband, Sonny of Rocky Mount; his daughters, Joyce Leonard Swartz of Rocky Mount and Mary Ellen Leonard of Nashville; his sons, Howard H. Leonard, II and his wife, Jan of Rocky Mount; Robert C. Leonard and his wife, Cynthia of Nashville; Charles Curtis Davis, Jr. and his wife, Tammy of Statesville and G. Matheson Davis of New Bern; nine grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services. A burial followed the service at Rocky Mount Memorial Park.
Arrangements by Wheeler and Woodlief Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Rocky Mount.