Thomas Leon Aycock, 85, Muscle Shoals, passed away on Sunday, September 18, 2022. A memorial service will be held Sunday, September 25, at Morrison Funeral Home, Tuscumbia, beginning at 2:00 p.m. with Shane Swinney officiating.
Leon worked as a Master Carpenter and was a member of the Carpenters Local. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herbert L. and Myrtle B. Aycock; brother, Charles Edward Aycock; son, Timothy L. Aycock; and wife, Shirley M. Sockwell Aycock.
Leon is survived by his daughters, Darlene Aycock McDonald, of Muscle Shoals, and Penny Aycock Brown, of Leighton; brothers, Hillard Aycock (Gloria), of South Carolina, and Jimmy Aycock (Veda), of Georgia; sister, Glenda Aycock Fisher, of Muscle Shoals; grandchildren, Sean Sockwell, Amber McDonald Lanier (Gary), and Joshua Brown (Angela); great-grandchildren, Gracie McAdams, Colton Lanier, Oliver Brown, and Aiden Wells; and several nieces and nephews.
Special recognition goes to Dr. Heinkel of Avalon Medical Group, Clearview Cancer Institute, and Amedisys Home Health and Hospice Care.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, cancer.org/involved/donate.