May God bless you and your...
Leon AKA "Butterman" was truly a blessing to have met. The Bowling Community has lost another good one! Rest easy. Condolences to all of his families and friends.
Janice Carter
February 07, 2026 | Friend


Photo courtesy of Thomas G. Smith Funeral Home - Cleveland
Feb 4, 1946 - Jan 12, 2026
Leon AKA "Butterman" was truly a blessing to have met. The Bowling Community has lost another good one! Rest easy. Condolences to all of his families and friends.
Janice Carter
February 07, 2026 | Friend

Love you Pop
Pop! words can’t express how much you meant to me and the family. Your love and passion for life and your family will truly be missed. Rest Pop! Love your “sweet Candy”
Candace Benson
January 31, 2026 | Streetsboro, OH | Family
I loved Butterman he was always friendly and made you feel loved. He would always call my Son Bodyguard when came bowling with me. He will be missed.
Stacey Dye
January 30, 2026 | Bedford Hts., OH
Reflections of Leon, my brother-in-love, reveal his kind and giving spirit and many memories and meaningful moments during travels and fun times. He nicknamed me too. He called me "Shutup" and explained his reason why, to which I would refute to no avail and then I could only laugh. I thank God for Jesus and may God bless all the precious memories of Leon Thomas, one so dear.
Loretta Franklin
January 30, 2026 | OLIVE BRANCH, MS | Family
Love you Uncle Pop!
Lorinda Thomas - Moon
January 30, 2026 | Montgomery, AL
Words can't describe how I am feeling right now, "B"(Butterman), Leon, you called me Sis, you are my brother, you called me December 31st to see if our checks would be in on time in January, said "Happy New Year" to each other, little did we know that that would be the last time hearing your voice. You were my co-worker at Ford Motor Company and you bowled with me on several teams until I stopped, you were a true friend that you don't find very often, you had a personality that whomever met...
Joyce Anderson
January 30, 2026 | Cleveland, OH | Friend
I had the honor and privilege to be Leon Thomas’s UAW Representative while working at Ford Motor Company. We would have long and pleasant conversations comparing our experiences in the Army.
I send my heartfelt condolences to the entire Thomas family. May Leon R.I.H.
Donald “SARGE” Wallace
Donald “SARGE” Wallace
January 29, 2026 | Westland, MI | Coworker
Remembered By
Linda Hale
January 29, 2026 | Cleve, OH | Friend
Remembered By
Linda Jale
January 29, 2026 | Cleveland, OH | Friend
LEON THOMAS, 79, has departed this beautiful life to eternal reward on Monday, January 12, 2026. Public Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 29, 2026, from 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm at Thomas G. Smith Funeral Home, located at 14601 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44110. Funeral Service will be held on Friday, January 30, 2026, Wake 10:00 am, Service 10:30 am at PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH, 24111 Rockwell Drive, Cleveland, Ohio 44117. Interment will follow service at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, 10175 Rawiga Road, Seville, Ohio 44273.
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