Leonard Lee Hargis, age 90 of Somerset, passed away on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital. Leonard was born on May 30,1935 at Bobtown, KY, the son of Robert Hargis and Roxie Taylor Hargis. He was a Christian and formerly attended Pulaski Baptist Church. Leonard is presently a member of First Baptist Church, Somerset. He worked as a caster at Crane Company. Leonard loved playing pinball and collected pinball machines, he enjoyed camping, shooting pool, playing rook and watching westerns.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Jewell Hargis; children, Lisa Hargis of Sarasota, FL; Loretta Maybrier (Wayne) of Somerset; Alan Pritchard (Sonya) of Richmond, KY; step children, Sheila Compton (David) of Somerset; Vicki Evans of Lexington; Scott Evans (Angela) of Somerset; brothers, Ernest Denver Hargis of Panama City, FL and Robert Eugene Taylor (Nina) of NC; one sister, Shirley Dykes (Gerald) of Somerset; grandchildren, Jacob Edwards, Jennifer Edwards, Sarah Pritchard, Emily Conley, Drew Ratliff, Courtney Bailey, Kendra Salmons, and Brianna Evans; six great grandchildren; extended family members, neighbors and friends who will miss him forever.
In addition to his parents, Robert and Roxie Hargis, Leonard was preceded in death by his wife of 31 years, Martha Ellen Hargis on September 4, 2008; and two brothers, William Arnold Hargis and Donald Hargis.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 11,2025 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, 1046 West Hwy 80, Somerset, KY 42503. The funeral service will follow on Tuesday, November 11th at 1:00 pm at the Chapel of Lake Cumberland Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Fort officiating. Burial will be at the Pulaski Baptist Cemetery, 70 Pulaski Church Road, Eubank, KY 42567.
You are welcome to view the obituary and offer condolences to the family at our website: www.LakeCumberlandFuneralService.com
The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to Gideons Bible Memorial Fund in memory of Leonard Lee Hargis. Checks can be made payable to Gideons Bible Memorial Fund and mailed c/o Lake Cumberland Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1441, Somerset, KY 42502.
Lake Cumberland Funeral Home is entrusted with the services for Leonard L. Hargis.
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