Leldon McNeese, age 77, passed away on June 21, 2023 at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Leldon Dwight McNeese was born in Nashville TN on January 24, 1946 to Velma West and Leldon C. McNeese. He served in the United States Air Force, 101st Airborne Division. His life long passion of cooking began in the military where he was a cook with the rank of Private E-1. After his service, Leldon studied Business Administration. He was a truck driver for 42 years and also quite the barber.
He is survived by his wife: Kathy M. McNeese; daughters: Samantha Walker, Jerri Stringer, Paula Allen, and Danielle Turney; special sister: Phyllis Dale Burns; 11 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; special Bulldog: Babe; and special Siamese: Chance. He is preceded in death by his parents Velma and Leldon C. McNeese.
Arrangements by Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN, 615.444.9393.
