Born in Orlando, FL, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Joyce Lee Buckner Roberts. Mrs. Leemaster was a former textile worker and a member of the Pentecostal-Holiness faith. She was a wonderful wife and a loving mother.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Leemaster is survived by a daughter, Jonie Lynn Melton; a son, Charles Edward Leemaster, Jr.; five brothers, Philip Roberts (Jeanet), Albert Roberts (Barbara), Danny Roberts (Cindy), Dondal Roberts (Melissa Jo), and Rondal Roberts; two sisters, Sharon Cutshaw and Brenda Willis; four grandchildren, Amber Melton, Caroline Leemaster, Mykela Leemaster, and Brandon Melton; a great grandson, Jackson Lane Crawford; eleven nieces; and eleven nephews.
Private services will be held by the family at the home, 815 N. Vine Street, Gastonia, NC 28054.