Evelyn Joyce Leonard

EVELYN LEONARD of Manassas, Virginia passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2014. She was born July 23, 1930 to the late George N. and Ida May Jenkins Poole. Evelyn was raised by Mr. & Mrs. Bowman who lived in Nokesville, Virginia. At the age of 17 she was attending high school and met Lester Leonard. She fell in love and married Lester Leonard on February 3, 1948. .She always kept an immaculate home and was a great cook. She lived on a farm always and processed most of the food we ate for our meals from the farm. Evelyn was always active helping neighbors and family. She also helped her husband with cleaning up the dairy after the cows were milked. Everything had to be sanitized just like a hospital. She was always busy raising a family, cleaning, ironing, washing and cooking. After the children had started school, she went to work outside the home cleaning houses for others. She worked for the same two people for over 30 years. She raised their children and cleaned there home and became great friends to both families. Her younger son was killed in a tragic automobile accident when he was 29 years old. This was a terrible shock to the whole family. Her husband died after 51 years of marriage and she had lost her best friend and the love of her life. She loved to read, sew and take care of people. She also loved the game of scrabble. Evelyn was introduced to the Telephone Pioneer Club 10 years before becoming a member. As a member of this club, she was always busy helping others and found a passion for the Hug-A-Bear project. She stuffed bears, sewed up the bottoms and put the pioneer tags on them and then passed them on for face painting and distribution. She was always very active with fund raising for this club. They made over 4000 bears over the years and donated them to Prince William Hospital for sick children. She is preceded by her husband Lester and Son Larry Leonard. She was a member of Sudley United Methodist Church. Survivors include her children, Lester M. Leonard and wife JoAnn of Myrtle Beach, SC and Cathy Reid and husband Vernon, Sr.; grandchildren, Vernon Reid, Jr and wife Julie, Dale D. Reid and Brian Leonard; step grandchildren, Debra Stewart and husband Ken, Linda McCain and husband John, Jolynn and husband Steve, Mary Estes and husband Bill, Betsy Jones and husband Jeff, Phil Vail. The family will receive friends 11:00 – 12:00 PM Friday, September 12, 2014 at Pierce Funeral Home, 9609 Center Street, Manassas, VA where funeral services will be held at 12:00 PM. Interment will follow at Middleburg Cemetery.

Evelyn Joyce Leonard

July 23, 1930 - September 10, 2014