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Billie Jeane Stephens Leonard
April 17, 1930 — June 9, 2015
Graveside services for Billie Jeane Stephens Leonard, 85, of Cleburne, Texas will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday, June 12, 2015 at Rosehill Cemetery. The Rev. Brian McClure will officiate.
The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Rosser Funeral Home.
Honorary pallbearers will be her grandsons, Chance Berg, Chaney Berg, Jeremy Walker and Jarod Walker and great grandson, Jaxton Hunt.
Billie Jeane passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas, surrounded by her family. She was born in Cleburne on April 17, 1930, the daughter of Oma Dee (Oliver) and Lewis Hull Stephens. Billie Jeane and C. V. Leonard were married in her parent’s home on November 13, 1948.
She was a lifelong resident of Cleburne and graduated from CHS in 1947.
Billie Jeane was an amazing mother and “Granny” who loved each of her children unconditionally in her own special way. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her pride and joy!! She was a Coleman PTA mother while raising her children in three decades; the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Their friends became “her children” as well and many problems have been solved around her kitchen table.
Billie Jeane was an avid reader and loved to debate politics. She instilled a love of history in her family, and she loved to travel through the south exploring Civil War history. She moved frequently with her parents during WWII as her father built army camps; her favorite move was to Galveston.
Billie Jeane was a member of the Silver Cross Circle (retired) of the International Order of King’s Daughters and Sons and was a member of First Baptist Church of Cleburne.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, C. V. Leonard; in-laws, Jesse and Carrie Leonard; grandson, Tyler Leonard; nephew, Bake Leonard; and brothers-in-law, Bill A. Leonard and Gordon Brown.
Billie Jeane is survived by her children, Luanne Leonard Bailey, Stevie Leonard Berg and husband, Eric, and Brent Leonard and wife, LuAnne, all of Cleburne; grandchildren, Jennifer Hunt, Chance Berg and Kylee Ingram, Chaney Berg, Heather Shelton and David Emery, Jeremy Walker and Jarod Walker; great grandchildren Kennedy Styron, Jaxton Hunt, Brooklyn Hunt, Piper Lea Berg, Corey Walker, Tyler Emery and Chloe Emery; sister-in-law, Winnie Mae “Winkie” Brown of Wichita Falls, Texas; nieces and nephews, Gordy and Cindy Brown, Marcia Bernhardt, Ben and Stacy Leonard, Mollie and Jim Renforth, and Ginger and Randy Shirley and their families; daughters of her heart, Martha Harmon and Marsha Carrell; her Oliver and Stephens cousins; and many other family members and friends.
The family wishes to thank Cleburne Fire Department, CareFlight and Texas Health Resources for the loving care shown to Billie Jeane during this time and our many friends for your love and prayers.
Memorials may be made to Cleburne City Union of King’s Daughters and Sons, P. O. Box 1411, Cleburne, Texas 76033 or the charity of your choice.
The family will receive visitors from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2015 at Rosser Funeral Home.
Honorary pallbearers will be her grandsons, Chance Berg, Chaney Berg, Jeremy Walker and Jarod Walker and great grandson, Jaxton Hunt.
Billie Jeane passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 in Fort Worth, Texas, surrounded by her family. She was born in Cleburne on April 17, 1930, the daughter of Oma Dee (Oliver) and Lewis Hull Stephens. Billie Jeane and C. V. Leonard were married in her parent’s home on November 13, 1948.
She was a lifelong resident of Cleburne and graduated from CHS in 1947.
Billie Jeane was an amazing mother and “Granny” who loved each of her children unconditionally in her own special way. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her pride and joy!! She was a Coleman PTA mother while raising her children in three decades; the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Their friends became “her children” as well and many problems have been solved around her kitchen table.
Billie Jeane was an avid reader and loved to debate politics. She instilled a love of history in her family, and she loved to travel through the south exploring Civil War history. She moved frequently with her parents during WWII as her father built army camps; her favorite move was to Galveston.
Billie Jeane was a member of the Silver Cross Circle (retired) of the International Order of King’s Daughters and Sons and was a member of First Baptist Church of Cleburne.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, C. V. Leonard; in-laws, Jesse and Carrie Leonard; grandson, Tyler Leonard; nephew, Bake Leonard; and brothers-in-law, Bill A. Leonard and Gordon Brown.
Billie Jeane is survived by her children, Luanne Leonard Bailey, Stevie Leonard Berg and husband, Eric, and Brent Leonard and wife, LuAnne, all of Cleburne; grandchildren, Jennifer Hunt, Chance Berg and Kylee Ingram, Chaney Berg, Heather Shelton and David Emery, Jeremy Walker and Jarod Walker; great grandchildren Kennedy Styron, Jaxton Hunt, Brooklyn Hunt, Piper Lea Berg, Corey Walker, Tyler Emery and Chloe Emery; sister-in-law, Winnie Mae “Winkie” Brown of Wichita Falls, Texas; nieces and nephews, Gordy and Cindy Brown, Marcia Bernhardt, Ben and Stacy Leonard, Mollie and Jim Renforth, and Ginger and Randy Shirley and their families; daughters of her heart, Martha Harmon and Marsha Carrell; her Oliver and Stephens cousins; and many other family members and friends.
The family wishes to thank Cleburne Fire Department, CareFlight and Texas Health Resources for the loving care shown to Billie Jeane during this time and our many friends for your love and prayers.
Memorials may be made to Cleburne City Union of King’s Daughters and Sons, P. O. Box 1411, Cleburne, Texas 76033 or the charity of your choice.
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