Leonard served as Douglas County Sheriff for many years. He had also worked for White River Electric for over 20 years and he was a farmer.
Leonard was a member of the Black Oak General Baptist Church of Ava.
He enjoyed serving his community and loved his family dearly.
He is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Clarence "Tom" Sanders.
His is survived by his wife, Wilma, of the home in Seymour; three children and their spouses, Leo and Theda Sanders, Leasburg, Mo., Marjorie and Murl Pierson, Mansfield, Mo., and Duane and Debbi Sanders, Seymour, Mo.; six grandchildren, Tritonia Sanders, Leslie Anne Coffman, Robert Pierson, Brittany, Christina and Brianna Sanders; three great-grandchildren, Travis E. Pierson, Josiah A. Coffman and Trevin M. Devore; two brothers, Loren Sanders, Davenport, Iowa, and Lester Sanders, Ava; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Leonard was a member of the Black Oak General Baptist Church of Ava.
He enjoyed serving his community and loved his family dearly.
He is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Clarence "Tom" Sanders.
His is survived by his wife, Wilma, of the home in Seymour; three children and their spouses, Leo and Theda Sanders, Leasburg, Mo., Marjorie and Murl Pierson, Mansfield, Mo., and Duane and Debbi Sanders, Seymour, Mo.; six grandchildren, Tritonia Sanders, Leslie Anne Coffman, Robert Pierson, Brittany, Christina and Brianna Sanders; three great-grandchildren, Travis E. Pierson, Josiah A. Coffman and Trevin M. Devore; two brothers, Loren Sanders, Davenport, Iowa, and Lester Sanders, Ava; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Leonard served as Douglas County Sheriff for many years. He had also worked for White River Electric for over 20 years and he was a farmer.
Leonard was a member of the Black Oak General Baptist Church of Ava.
He enjoyed serving his community and loved his family dearly.
He is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Clarence "Tom" Sanders.
His is survived by his wife, Wilma, of the home in Seymour; three children and their spouses, Leo and Theda Sanders, Leasburg, Mo., Marjorie and Murl Pierson, Mansfield, Mo., and Duane and Debbi Sanders, Seymour, Mo.; six grandchildren, Tritonia Sanders, Leslie Anne Coffman, Robert Pierson, Brittany, Christina and Brianna Sanders; three great-grandchildren, Travis E. Pierson, Josiah A. Coffman and Trevin M. Devore; two brothers, Loren Sanders, Davenport, Iowa, and Lester Sanders, Ava; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Leonard was a member of the Black Oak General Baptist Church of Ava.
He enjoyed serving his community and loved his family dearly.
He is preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Clarence "Tom" Sanders.
His is survived by his wife, Wilma, of the home in Seymour; three children and their spouses, Leo and Theda Sanders, Leasburg, Mo., Marjorie and Murl Pierson, Mansfield, Mo., and Duane and Debbi Sanders, Seymour, Mo.; six grandchildren, Tritonia Sanders, Leslie Anne Coffman, Robert Pierson, Brittany, Christina and Brianna Sanders; three great-grandchildren, Travis E. Pierson, Josiah A. Coffman and Trevin M. Devore; two brothers, Loren Sanders, Davenport, Iowa, and Lester Sanders, Ava; and a host of other relatives and friends.
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