Leigh-Somerville-Obituary

Leigh Somerville

The Plains, North Carolina

Sep 4, 1952 – Aug 26, 2023

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BORN
September 4, 1952
DIED
August 26, 2023
LOCATION
The Plains, North Carolina

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Leigh Somerville died peacefully in her home with her loved ones in The Plains, Virginia on August 26, 2023. She was 70 years old. Leigh was born on Sept. 4, 1952 in Warrenton, Virginia to Smith Severn Somerville and Louise Jerrell Payne. Her father was killed in the Korean War in 1953 and her...

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Leigh, You made a difference. Thank you.

I called Leigh "Sensi" because she was my writing instructor and mentor. She taught me much and was always willing to answer questions about my struggles with writing. Thanks to her gift of teaching and mentoring, I completed a memoir of my father's experiences in Japan and Korea during World War II and the Korean Conflict. I'll forever be grateful for her help. She will be missed by always remembered with much love.