Leigh Buckner Hanes Jr.

Leigh Buckner Hanes Jr., 90, of Roanoke, Va., died Friday, August 15, 2008. Born April 4, 1918, in Roanoke, and was preceded in death by his parents, Leigh B. Hanes Sr. and Lillian T. Hanes. He is survived by his wife, Frances Hilton Hanes; his three children and their spouses, Whitney and Mark Feldmann, of Roanoke, Va., Tom and Jennifer Hanes, of Richmond, Va., and David and Sandra Hanes, of Spartanburg, S.C.; eight grandchildren, Quinn Feldmann Graeff, Mark Feldmann Jr., Hanes Feldmann, Whitney Hanes Pencina, Ann Blair Hanes Higgins, Leigh Thompson Hanes Jr., Alex Hanes and Logan Hanes; and five great-grandchildren.
He was a graduate of Jefferson High School, Hampden Sydney College and University of Maryland Law School. He served in World War II as a special agent with the FBI from 1943 to 1949 and with United States Army Counter Intelligence Corps from 1944 to 1946. He practiced law with Hanes and Hanes from 1951 to 1956; was Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Virginia from 1956 to 1959; was U.S. Attorney of Western District of Virginia from 1969 to 1975, Commonwealth's Attorney for Botetourt County, Va., from 1976 to 1979; town attorney for Troutville, Va., from 1981 to 1986; member, 4th Circuit Judicial Conference; U.S. District Court Clerk, from 1960 to 1969; and a member Roanoke City Council and Vice Mayor from 1953 to 1956. He was a member of The State Scenic River Advisory Board, Federal, Roanoke and Botetourt County Bar Associations; a past member Masonic Order and Rotary, Omicron Delta Kappa, Tau Kappa Alpha, Chi Beta Phi, and Sigma Upsilon; co-founder and former chairman of Roanoke Valley Conflict Resolution Center; Legal advisor to LOA; former Director, Foundation for Roanoke Valley, Botetourt Historical Society, and Roanoke Regional Partnership; and a long time member of First Presbyterian Church, Roanoke and Fincastle Presbyterian where he served as a deacon and elder.
Appreciation is extended to the staff and caregivers at Salem Health and Rehabilitation Center and Adventa Hospice. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Fincastle Presbyterian Church or Hampden Sydney College. Graveside services will be private. All are invited to a memorial service at 12:30 p.m. Monday, August 18, 2008, at the Fincastle Presbyterian Church. Arrangements by Oakey's, Roanoke Chapel, 540-982-2100.