1928
Dorothy
2009
Dorothy Ellen Clark Leonard
March 19, 1928 — December 8, 2009
Dorothy Ellen Clark Leonard, age 81, passed away Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at Grace Healthcare.
She was born March 19, 1928 to the late Hal and Ellen Talbert Clark and lived most of her life in Washington County, although she did spend seventeen years in Dungannon, Virginia. She graduated from William King High School in Abingdon. Dorothy was a member of Abingdon United Methodist Church, where she had been active in the Lillian Bondurant Circle. She had worked as a secretary at Bethel Elementary School and later at Watauga Elementary School.
Dorothy was quite active over the years in community affairs. She was a board member for the Abingdon Senior Center and delivered Meals on Wheels for fifteen years through the Senior Center. She was honored to have been named Senior Citizen of the Year. She was also a member of the American Chestnut Foundation. Dorothy served as a volunteer for The Historical Society of Washington County, William King Arts Center, and the Arts Depot.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Hal James Clark, Jr., and her sister Frances Evelyn Banner.
Dorothy is survived by her daughters: Gay Leonard of Abingdon; Bonnie Henderson of Bristol, TN; and Eva Leonard (John Garrett) of Damascus; her sister, Nancy C. Tate (Martin) of Bland, VA; two grandchildren: Holly Morrow (Brett) and Nikki Leigh Rector; one great-grandchild, Laurel Morrow; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service for Dorothy Leonard will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 11, 2009, at the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with the Rev. Walter Weikel officiating. Burial will follow at Knollkreg Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Hal Tate, Glen Tate, Jimmy Tate, Shaun Banner, Kevin Surber, Adam Wilson and Logan Tate. Jim Wilson will serve as honorary pallbearer. The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 10, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. â?? 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Abingdon Senior Center, Post Office Box 1221, Abingdon, VA 24212.
She was born March 19, 1928 to the late Hal and Ellen Talbert Clark and lived most of her life in Washington County, although she did spend seventeen years in Dungannon, Virginia. She graduated from William King High School in Abingdon. Dorothy was a member of Abingdon United Methodist Church, where she had been active in the Lillian Bondurant Circle. She had worked as a secretary at Bethel Elementary School and later at Watauga Elementary School.
Dorothy was quite active over the years in community affairs. She was a board member for the Abingdon Senior Center and delivered Meals on Wheels for fifteen years through the Senior Center. She was honored to have been named Senior Citizen of the Year. She was also a member of the American Chestnut Foundation. Dorothy served as a volunteer for The Historical Society of Washington County, William King Arts Center, and the Arts Depot.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Hal James Clark, Jr., and her sister Frances Evelyn Banner.
Dorothy is survived by her daughters: Gay Leonard of Abingdon; Bonnie Henderson of Bristol, TN; and Eva Leonard (John Garrett) of Damascus; her sister, Nancy C. Tate (Martin) of Bland, VA; two grandchildren: Holly Morrow (Brett) and Nikki Leigh Rector; one great-grandchild, Laurel Morrow; and several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service for Dorothy Leonard will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 11, 2009, at the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with the Rev. Walter Weikel officiating. Burial will follow at Knollkreg Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Hal Tate, Glen Tate, Jimmy Tate, Shaun Banner, Kevin Surber, Adam Wilson and Logan Tate. Jim Wilson will serve as honorary pallbearer. The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 10, 2009, from 6:00 p.m. â?? 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Abingdon Senior Center, Post Office Box 1221, Abingdon, VA 24212.
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