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Frances Leake Obituary
She was born November 24, 1925, in Mineral and was a daughter of the late Ollie Lee Leake and Alma Pearl Leake. She was married to the late Wallace R. Leake and was the retired owner and operator of a dry cleaning business and laundromat, and was a member of the Mineral Baptist Church.
Mrs. Leake is survived by two daughters, Patricia LeRease Brumage and her husband, Jesse, and Daphne Louise Crank and her husband, William, all of Louisa; one son, Dennis Carroll Gardner and his wife, Erika, of Madison; three stepdaughters, Margaret Hawkins of Lake of the Woods, Charlotte Hoffman of Madison, and Lou Leake of Richmond; and several nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by four brothers and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2007, at the Preddy Funeral Home Chapel of Gordonsville, with interment at Hillcrest Cemetery of Louisa. Pastor Carroll Thorton and Pastor Roger Bevins will officiate.
The family will receive friends from 7 until 8 p.m. Saturday, April 21, 2007, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Louisa County Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1777, Louisa, VA 23903.
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Julia Williams
April 22, 2007
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time of loss.
The Williams Family
John,Walt,and Sis
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Rachel Mays
April 21, 2007
Patsy, Jesse, Daphne, Billy and Family; My love, thoughts and prayers are with you all.
A Better Place
There’s a place
beyond this world we know,
A place I’ve only heard of
but someday hope to go--
It’s not on any map,
There are no roads
to take me there,
But it’s a place of perfect peace
where hearts are free from care.
And though I understand
some may be saddened
When I leave,
One day, we all will meet again---
That’s what I believe....
When it’s time to travel there,
I think I’ll wear a smile,
I’ll say good-bye to those I love,
but only for a while,
Knowing there are others
who have traveled there alone,
Who cannot wait to greet me
and to whisper “welcome home.”
May you find peace
in the thought
that your loved one
is in a better place.
With Deepest Sympathy and Love,
Welford Sims
April 21, 2007
If William Crank is the one I knew in Louisa....I extend my sympathy to you and your wife in the passing of her mother.
If I have made a mistake, my apologies!
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