PFC US ARMY
KOREA
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/23/1928
DATE OF DEATH: 09/14/2019
BURIED AT: SECTION FF SITE 1198
BILOXI NATIONAL CEMETERY
_________________________
Boyce "Red" Leathers
November 23, 1928 - September 14, 2019
Boyce Carcle “Red” Leathers, was born on November 23, 1928 in Itawamba County, MS. He passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 in Grand Bay, AL.
Red attended Houston Consolidated School. He proudly served his country during the Korean War as an Airborne Medic Aidman. Red retired from Corning as an Operator after 26 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and in later years, working on old lawnmowers.
Red is survived by his wife, Genevieve Leathers; children, Boyce Levain Leathers and wife Nancy, Juanita Morphis, and Craig Leathers and wife Bobbie; brother, Dallas Leathers and wife Dean, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and many friends.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at 10 am, with the family to receive friends starting at 9 am, at Holder-Wells Funeral Home, 4007 Main St., Moss Point, MS, 39563, with Pastor Sidney Davis officiating.
The family would like to offer a special thank you to the Staff of Grand Bay Convalescent Home for their loving care of Red in his final time with them.
PFC US ARMY
KOREA
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/23/1928
DATE OF DEATH: 09/14/2019
BURIED AT: SECTION FF SITE 1198
BILOXI NATIONAL CEMETERY
_________________________
Boyce "Red" Leathers
November 23, 1928 - September 14, 2019
Boyce Carcle “Red” Leathers, was born on November 23, 1928 in Itawamba County, MS. He passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2019 in Grand Bay, AL.
Red attended Houston Consolidated School. He proudly served his country during the Korean War as an Airborne Medic Aidman. Red retired from Corning as an Operator after 26 years. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and in later years, working on old lawnmowers.
Red is survived by his wife, Genevieve Leathers; children, Boyce Levain Leathers and wife Nancy, Juanita Morphis, and Craig Leathers and wife Bobbie; brother, Dallas Leathers and wife Dean, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and many friends.
Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2019, at 10 am, with the family to receive friends starting at 9 am, at Holder-Wells Funeral Home, 4007 Main St., Moss Point, MS, 39563, with Pastor Sidney Davis officiating.
The family would like to offer a special thank you to the Staff of Grand Bay Convalescent Home for their loving care of Red in his final time with them.
Gravesite Details
Interment 19 Sep 2019. Arrangements by Holder-Wells Funeral Home.
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