STANDLEY, Leonard W. 71, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, September 9, 2011 after a lengthy illness. He was born March 5, 1940, the youngest of six, to the late Leo Edgar Standley and Bernice (Armintrout) Standley. He was a faithful servant of God, who fought the battle and won the victory. He was a lifelong member of the Mechanicsburg Free Will Baptist Church, Leonard, a devoted husband for 44 years, married Norma Jean (Roberts) on November 29, 1958. He was an honest, hardworking man, who attended Mechanicsburg schools and worked for Speco (Kelsey-Hayes) for 29 years. Leonard was a kind-hearted man, who often referred to a poem by Sam Walter Foss "Let me live in a house by the side if the road and be a friend to man," He would always lend a helping hand to those in need. He leaves to cherish his memory three daughters {partial edit to protect living family} He is proceeded in death by his wife Norma Jean, his parents, a granddaughter Grace Groeber, a great-grandaughter, Hannah, and his brothers Elmo, Blair, Cleve Standley and half-sister Ruby Brown, A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2011 in the Skillman, McDonald & Vernon Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 in the Mechanicsburg Free Will Baptists Church with Rev, Jesse Walters officiating, Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Mutual. Memorial contributions may be made to The Central Ohio Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) 2225 Citygate Dr. Suite E, Columbus, Ohio, 43219-3651
STANDLEY, Leonard W. 71, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, September 9, 2011 after a lengthy illness. He was born March 5, 1940, the youngest of six, to the late Leo Edgar Standley and Bernice (Armintrout) Standley. He was a faithful servant of God, who fought the battle and won the victory. He was a lifelong member of the Mechanicsburg Free Will Baptist Church, Leonard, a devoted husband for 44 years, married Norma Jean (Roberts) on November 29, 1958. He was an honest, hardworking man, who attended Mechanicsburg schools and worked for Speco (Kelsey-Hayes) for 29 years. Leonard was a kind-hearted man, who often referred to a poem by Sam Walter Foss "Let me live in a house by the side if the road and be a friend to man," He would always lend a helping hand to those in need. He leaves to cherish his memory three daughters {partial edit to protect living family} He is proceeded in death by his wife Norma Jean, his parents, a granddaughter Grace Groeber, a great-grandaughter, Hannah, and his brothers Elmo, Blair, Cleve Standley and half-sister Ruby Brown, A gathering of family and friends will be held from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, September 12, 2011 in the Skillman, McDonald & Vernon Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 in the Mechanicsburg Free Will Baptists Church with Rev, Jesse Walters officiating, Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Mutual. Memorial contributions may be made to The Central Ohio Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) 2225 Citygate Dr. Suite E, Columbus, Ohio, 43219-3651
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