Gary Monroe Leazer
Obituary
Gary Monroe Leazer, 71, of Faith passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte surrounded by his family members after succumbing to complications related to his heart.
Gary was born April 29, 1944 in Salisbury, a son of the late Hubert Monroe and Pauline Ruth Miller Leazer. Gary was a 1963 graduate of East Rowan High School; he received an Associate's Degree from Salisbury Business College in 1965. He completed several technical degrees throughout his life at Rowan Technical College (today known as Rowan Cabarrus Community College). Gary worked for Bamby Bakery. He also owned his own service station on Jake Alexander Blvd., was a salesperson for Rowan Distributing Company, supervisor at M.A.N. Trucking Company, and retired from Yellow Freight after 18 ½ years of service. Gary enjoyed being involved in his community. He was a member of Shiloh Reformed Church in Faith where he held positions as a Deacon, Elder, Superintendent of Sunday School, and Youth Leader. He was also a member of the Pairs and Spares Sunday School Class. For the Town of Faith, he served as a member of the Faith Fire Department, Faith Jaycees, Faith Auxiliary Police and served as Judge of the Faith Election Board. During the annual Faith Fourth of July Celebration, he managed positions with the fireworks, prepared the BBQ shoulders, sold tickets for rides and entertained the locals. Gary loved fishing with his family and telling family stories and countless jokes. He also enjoyed spending time with friends, family and, especially, his grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Gary is preceded in death by a brother, Donald Ray Leazer. Gary is survived by his wife of 51 years, Judy Fraley Leazer whom he married March 8, 1964 in Shiloh Reformed Church; sons, Timothy Scott Leazer and wife Amy Mako Leazer of Sugar Hill, Ga., and Christopher Bradley Leazer and wife Emily Harrison Leazer of Cramerton; grandchildren, Timothy, Ashlan, Olivia, Ruby, Kaitlyn and Audrey; brother, Hubert William “Bill” Leazer and wife Jan of Salisbury; sister-in-law, Betty Reavis Leazer of Salisbury; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation: The family will receive friends 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015 in the Fireplace Lobby at Shiloh Reformed Church. Service: A Celebration of Life will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Shiloh Reformed Church, conducted by Rev. Richard Myers, Pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shiloh Reformed Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 308, Faith NC 28041.
Powles Funeral Home is assisting the Leazer family.
Published in Salisbury Post on May 28, 2015
Guest Book:
May 28, 2015
I was so saddened to read the news about Gary. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Dolly Byrd Urdanick,
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
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May 28, 2015
Judy and Family..please know that you are in our Thoughts and Prayers. Gary will be missed more than words can be expressed.Our family always Love Gary and held a special palce in the line of cousins..he always had a joke to tell. I know that he is with God and at peace and has been reunited with Heavenly Family. In God's Love, Joan/Lucille Horton
Obituary
Gary Monroe Leazer, 71, of Faith passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte surrounded by his family members after succumbing to complications related to his heart.
Gary was born April 29, 1944 in Salisbury, a son of the late Hubert Monroe and Pauline Ruth Miller Leazer. Gary was a 1963 graduate of East Rowan High School; he received an Associate's Degree from Salisbury Business College in 1965. He completed several technical degrees throughout his life at Rowan Technical College (today known as Rowan Cabarrus Community College). Gary worked for Bamby Bakery. He also owned his own service station on Jake Alexander Blvd., was a salesperson for Rowan Distributing Company, supervisor at M.A.N. Trucking Company, and retired from Yellow Freight after 18 ½ years of service. Gary enjoyed being involved in his community. He was a member of Shiloh Reformed Church in Faith where he held positions as a Deacon, Elder, Superintendent of Sunday School, and Youth Leader. He was also a member of the Pairs and Spares Sunday School Class. For the Town of Faith, he served as a member of the Faith Fire Department, Faith Jaycees, Faith Auxiliary Police and served as Judge of the Faith Election Board. During the annual Faith Fourth of July Celebration, he managed positions with the fireworks, prepared the BBQ shoulders, sold tickets for rides and entertained the locals. Gary loved fishing with his family and telling family stories and countless jokes. He also enjoyed spending time with friends, family and, especially, his grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Gary is preceded in death by a brother, Donald Ray Leazer. Gary is survived by his wife of 51 years, Judy Fraley Leazer whom he married March 8, 1964 in Shiloh Reformed Church; sons, Timothy Scott Leazer and wife Amy Mako Leazer of Sugar Hill, Ga., and Christopher Bradley Leazer and wife Emily Harrison Leazer of Cramerton; grandchildren, Timothy, Ashlan, Olivia, Ruby, Kaitlyn and Audrey; brother, Hubert William “Bill” Leazer and wife Jan of Salisbury; sister-in-law, Betty Reavis Leazer of Salisbury; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation: The family will receive friends 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015 in the Fireplace Lobby at Shiloh Reformed Church. Service: A Celebration of Life will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Shiloh Reformed Church, conducted by Rev. Richard Myers, Pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shiloh Reformed Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 308, Faith NC 28041.
Powles Funeral Home is assisting the Leazer family.
Published in Salisbury Post on May 28, 2015
Guest Book:
May 28, 2015
I was so saddened to read the news about Gary. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Dolly Byrd Urdanick,
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
~
May 28, 2015
Judy and Family..please know that you are in our Thoughts and Prayers. Gary will be missed more than words can be expressed.Our family always Love Gary and held a special palce in the line of cousins..he always had a joke to tell. I know that he is with God and at peace and has been reunited with Heavenly Family. In God's Love, Joan/Lucille Horton
Gary Monroe Leazer
Obituary
Gary Monroe Leazer, 71, of Faith passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte surrounded by his family members after succumbing to complications related to his heart.
Gary was born April 29, 1944 in Salisbury, a son of the late Hubert Monroe and Pauline Ruth Miller Leazer. Gary was a 1963 graduate of East Rowan High School; he received an Associate's Degree from Salisbury Business College in 1965. He completed several technical degrees throughout his life at Rowan Technical College (today known as Rowan Cabarrus Community College). Gary worked for Bamby Bakery. He also owned his own service station on Jake Alexander Blvd., was a salesperson for Rowan Distributing Company, supervisor at M.A.N. Trucking Company, and retired from Yellow Freight after 18 ½ years of service. Gary enjoyed being involved in his community. He was a member of Shiloh Reformed Church in Faith where he held positions as a Deacon, Elder, Superintendent of Sunday School, and Youth Leader. He was also a member of the Pairs and Spares Sunday School Class. For the Town of Faith, he served as a member of the Faith Fire Department, Faith Jaycees, Faith Auxiliary Police and served as Judge of the Faith Election Board. During the annual Faith Fourth of July Celebration, he managed positions with the fireworks, prepared the BBQ shoulders, sold tickets for rides and entertained the locals. Gary loved fishing with his family and telling family stories and countless jokes. He also enjoyed spending time with friends, family and, especially, his grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Gary is preceded in death by a brother, Donald Ray Leazer. Gary is survived by his wife of 51 years, Judy Fraley Leazer whom he married March 8, 1964 in Shiloh Reformed Church; sons, Timothy Scott Leazer and wife Amy Mako Leazer of Sugar Hill, Ga., and Christopher Bradley Leazer and wife Emily Harrison Leazer of Cramerton; grandchildren, Timothy, Ashlan, Olivia, Ruby, Kaitlyn and Audrey; brother, Hubert William “Bill” Leazer and wife Jan of Salisbury; sister-in-law, Betty Reavis Leazer of Salisbury; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation: The family will receive friends 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015 in the Fireplace Lobby at Shiloh Reformed Church. Service: A Celebration of Life will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Shiloh Reformed Church, conducted by Rev. Richard Myers, Pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shiloh Reformed Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 308, Faith NC 28041.
Powles Funeral Home is assisting the Leazer family.
Published in Salisbury Post on May 28, 2015
Guest Book:
May 28, 2015
I was so saddened to read the news about Gary. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Dolly Byrd Urdanick,
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
~
May 28, 2015
Judy and Family..please know that you are in our Thoughts and Prayers. Gary will be missed more than words can be expressed.Our family always Love Gary and held a special palce in the line of cousins..he always had a joke to tell. I know that he is with God and at peace and has been reunited with Heavenly Family. In God's Love, Joan/Lucille Horton
Obituary
Gary Monroe Leazer, 71, of Faith passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte surrounded by his family members after succumbing to complications related to his heart.
Gary was born April 29, 1944 in Salisbury, a son of the late Hubert Monroe and Pauline Ruth Miller Leazer. Gary was a 1963 graduate of East Rowan High School; he received an Associate's Degree from Salisbury Business College in 1965. He completed several technical degrees throughout his life at Rowan Technical College (today known as Rowan Cabarrus Community College). Gary worked for Bamby Bakery. He also owned his own service station on Jake Alexander Blvd., was a salesperson for Rowan Distributing Company, supervisor at M.A.N. Trucking Company, and retired from Yellow Freight after 18 ½ years of service. Gary enjoyed being involved in his community. He was a member of Shiloh Reformed Church in Faith where he held positions as a Deacon, Elder, Superintendent of Sunday School, and Youth Leader. He was also a member of the Pairs and Spares Sunday School Class. For the Town of Faith, he served as a member of the Faith Fire Department, Faith Jaycees, Faith Auxiliary Police and served as Judge of the Faith Election Board. During the annual Faith Fourth of July Celebration, he managed positions with the fireworks, prepared the BBQ shoulders, sold tickets for rides and entertained the locals. Gary loved fishing with his family and telling family stories and countless jokes. He also enjoyed spending time with friends, family and, especially, his grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, Gary is preceded in death by a brother, Donald Ray Leazer. Gary is survived by his wife of 51 years, Judy Fraley Leazer whom he married March 8, 1964 in Shiloh Reformed Church; sons, Timothy Scott Leazer and wife Amy Mako Leazer of Sugar Hill, Ga., and Christopher Bradley Leazer and wife Emily Harrison Leazer of Cramerton; grandchildren, Timothy, Ashlan, Olivia, Ruby, Kaitlyn and Audrey; brother, Hubert William “Bill” Leazer and wife Jan of Salisbury; sister-in-law, Betty Reavis Leazer of Salisbury; and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation: The family will receive friends 1-3 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015 in the Fireplace Lobby at Shiloh Reformed Church. Service: A Celebration of Life will be held 3 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Shiloh Reformed Church, conducted by Rev. Richard Myers, Pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shiloh Reformed Church Memorial Fund, PO Box 308, Faith NC 28041.
Powles Funeral Home is assisting the Leazer family.
Published in Salisbury Post on May 28, 2015
Guest Book:
May 28, 2015
I was so saddened to read the news about Gary. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Dolly Byrd Urdanick,
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
~
May 28, 2015
Judy and Family..please know that you are in our Thoughts and Prayers. Gary will be missed more than words can be expressed.Our family always Love Gary and held a special palce in the line of cousins..he always had a joke to tell. I know that he is with God and at peace and has been reunited with Heavenly Family. In God's Love, Joan/Lucille Horton
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