Thomas Eugene Leonard, 71, Edwards, Missouri, formerly of Cameron, Mo., Princeton, Mo., and Kansas City, Mo., passed away September 29, 2012.

Thomas was born on April 5, 1941, in Princeton, Missouri, to Porter E. and Lucille Clark Leonard. He had graduated from the Princeton High School. He then served our country in the Marines from 1960-1964. He had worked as a painter and then retired as a prison guard from Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron.

Thomas was preceded in death by his parents; Son, Mark A. Leonard; Brother, Porter "Bud" Leonard; and Sister, Thelma Hunter.

Survivors: Daughter, Sonya Tate, Edwards, Mo.; Son, Terry Leonard, Braymer, Mo.; 3 granddaughters; 6 great-grandchildren; Brother, Jimmy Dale Leonard, Des Moines, Ia; and Sister, Nancy Jane Nigh, St. Joseph, Mo.

Funeral Service: 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the Brown Funeral Home, Cameron.
Interment: 2 p.m., at the Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Mo.
Memorials: to the family.
Friends may call after 9 a.m., on Wednesday at the funeral home.