Graveside Service for Leonard Marsh, Jr. was held on Saturday, January 13, 2024 at the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Concord Road, Lisman, AL with Rev. Jasper Irby, Officiating. Rev. C.L. Franklin, Pastor
Leonard Marsh, Jr. was born on October 22, 1944, to the late Leonard Marsh, Sr., and Sammie Lou Irby Marsh. He was the second child of five sons.
He confessed Christ at an early age, and became a member of the Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church in Yantley, AL.
Leonard attended Maple Springs for his early education. He relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin; found employment at General Motors where he worked for a number of years until retirement. Later, he moved back to ‘Sweet Home Alabama.’
Leonard was kind-hearted and loved to travel and visit family and friends.
Suddenly, he became ill and passed away at his residence on December 31, 2023.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Sammie Lou Irby Marsh; three brothers, Roy, Thomas, and Alfonso.
He leaves to cherish his memories: a loving brother, Oliver James Marsh, Meridian, Mississippi; four aunts, Marie Irby, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Ruth Barnwell and Frances Shelby, both of Cleveland, Ohio; Alice Willis, Mobile, Alabama; two uncles, Epp Marsh, Jr. and Ludie Marsh, both of Cleveland, Ohio; two sisters-in-law, Charlotte Marsh and Virgie Marsh, both of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; three devoted cousins, Margaret Fitch, Etheria Bryant, and Leroy Jackson. He leaves to cherish a host of nieces, nephews, and other family and friends.