Paul J. Leopard

Master Sergeant (Retired) Paul J. Leopard, age 79, of Lavergne, Tennessee, passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at Stonecrest Medical Center in Smyrna. He was the son of the late Jesse and Elizabeth Stone Leopard. He is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Joan Leopard; daughters, Dana Rainey and her husband Jeff, Teresa Clark and her husband Chris and Tammy Bradshaw; sister, Alice Burrios and her husband Raymond; grandchildren, Jina Robison and her husband Joe, Jesse Rainey, Ashley Carver and her husband Cody, Bayleigh McLaughlin and her husband Adam, Hayden Clark and Jacob Clark; great grandchildren, Wyatt, Bowie, Amos and Jovie Robison. He was also preceded in death by his siblings, Ruth Thomas, Bobbie Jo Westmoreland and Amos Leopard. Services to celebrate Mr. Leopard will be at Two O’clock the afternoon of Monday, March 13, 2023 at Roselawn Funeral Home with Steve Marcum and Ronnie Hardeman officiating. Friends are cordially invited to visitation also on Monday from Twelve noon until the service begins at Two O’clock. Placement with military honors will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens.

He proudly served his country in the United States Army and United States Army Reserve for 34 years and 7 months. He was also a faithful member of the Lavergne Free Will Baptist Church for over 49 years.