JERRY D. LEECH

EAST PRAIRIE -- Jerry Dale Leech, 59, of East Prairie died Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

He was born July 9, 1939, at East Prairie to Dave and Martha Agnes O'Connor Leech.

He married Patsy Ann Henderson Dec. 18, 1970, at East Prairie.

He was a retired truck driver and member of the First Christian Church of East Prairie.

He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force.

Survivors include his wife, of East Prairie; a son, Jerry Dale Leech Jr. of Cordova, Tenn.; a brother, Jackie Leech of Beloit, Wis.; and two sisters, Dorsie Bradley of East Prairie and Freda Farmer of Waterloo, Miss.

A brother preceded him in death.

Visitation is today after 5 p.m. at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.

Services will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home, with Martin Lucas of East Prairie officiating. Burial will follow in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery.