FORDSVILLE, Ky. — Leonard Staples Jr., 91, of Fordsville, died Monday, March 9, 2020, at the Hartford House. He was born in Whiting, Indiana, to the late Leonard and Dora Staples.
He was an Army veteran and was a member of Fordsville Baptist Church, Fordsville Masonic Lodge, and Eastern Star.
Leonard was preceded also in death by his wife, Ilene Staples.
Survivors include his children, Joy Leonard (Cathy) Staples, of Reynolds Station, Kentucky, Lynetta (Kenneth) Novak, of Fordsville, and Ritchie (Debbie) Staples, of Griffith, Indiana; brothers, James Lee Staples and Willard O. (Leslie) Staples, all of Fordsville; 11 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Services are 1 p.m. Friday, March 13, at Fordsville Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Roseville Cemetery with military honors by Ohio County Honor Guard. Visitation will be 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday at Fordsville Baptist Church. Care has been entrusted to Geary Funeral Home.
Online condolences can be made at gearyfuneral.com.