LaVelle McCain Leopard, age 84 of Thompson’s Station, TN, peacefully left her spirit with us on February 1st, 2024. She was born in Lexington, AL, in May 1939, and was graduated from Florence State College, now the University of North Alabama, in 1961 with a B.S. in Home Economics. LaVelle married Bailey Leopard of Athens, AL, in July 1962, and, for 25 years, they owned and operated a weekly newspaper in Franklin, TN, The Williamson Leader.
LaVelle leaves her spirit here with: her daughters, Louise Leopard Wachsman (Harvey) and Becky Leopard, and her son, Bailey Leopard; her grandchildren, Grady, Wallace and Nonie Leopard, and their mother, Katy Leopard; her sister, Rose McCain Hancock, and sisters-in-law, Nancy Leopard Cutts-Presley and Malinda Leopard Dillard (Jim); and many beloved nieces, nephews and their children. She was preceded in death by: her husband of 53 years, Bailey Leopard, Sr.; her siblings, Hattie Rene McCain Hunt, and Sam, Buck, Gwen, and Terence McCain; and her parents, Richard and Blanche McCain.
A memorial service in LaVelle’s honor will be held on May 4th at Williamson Memorial Gardens, 3009 Columbia Ave, Franklin, TN 37064, at 12:30 pm, with visitation immediately preceding at 11:30 am. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts to either GraceWorks Ministries in Franklin or the University of North Alabama’s Early Childhood Education Greatest Needs Fund.
