Donald L. Leslie Sr.
Praise the Lord for the time shared with our wonderful father, our loving grandfather, our brother and our friend. Donald L. Leslie Sr., 86, of Greensboro, died at 4:29 p.m. Wednesday, January 3, 2018, in Veteran’s Administration hospital, Pittsburgh.
He was born June 1, 1931, in Menallen Township, Fayette County, a son of the late Edgar L. and Nellie M. Kidwell Leslie.
Mr. Leslie served with the 82nd Airborne Division in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict.
In his younger years, he enjoyed driving race cars. He enjoyed working on his family farm and was a pool shark.
Mr. Leslie drove a truck for most of his working career and was a member of International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
He attended Uniontown Church of the Nazarene.
On July 30, 1954, he married Marjorie M. Loucks, who died November 21, 2002.
Surviving are two sons, Donald L. Leslie Jr. and wife Teresa and Douglas L. Leslie, all of Greensboro; three daughters, Deborah L. Reynolds and husband Gary of Waynesburg, Marlene M. Leslie of Greensboro and Audrey E. Ford and fiancé Michael Moore of Point Marion; six grandchildren, Kathryn Leslie, Evan Reynolds, Ashley Lewis and husband Jay, Alisha Ford, Jessica Hilty and Joshua Reynolds; two great-grandchildren, Dominica Lewis and Aubrey Adams; a brother, Joseph J. Leslie of Gerrardstown, W.Va.; two sisters, Violet May Nichols of Uniontown and Lorain Martin of Washington; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are two daughters, Anita Leslie Hilty and Richelle L. “Shelly” Leslie; three brothers, Edgar L. Leslie Jr., William H. Leslie and Clarence “Terry” Leslie; and a sister, Hazel “Shorty” Curry.
Family and friends are welcome from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday and Monday in Yoskovich Funeral Home, 300 South Vine Street, Carmichaels, 724-966-5500, Martin J. Yoskovich, director, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, January 9, with the Rev. Michael Lyons officiating. Interment will follow in Sylvan Heights Cemetery, Uniontown, with military honors accorded by Cumberland American Legion Post 400 and the U.S. Army.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231, or National Kidney Foundation, 2403 Sidney Street, 230, Pittsburgh, PA 15203.
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