Willie Louise “Lady Bill” Leatherwood Wilburn, age 90, of Lawrenceburg, TN passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, at her residence. She was a native of Lawrence County, TN, a homemaker, a mother, and an antique dealer. She was also a member of Gum Springs Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her father, Benjamin Parker Leatherwood; her mother, Esther Mae Seymore Leatherwood Archer; her husband, Noel Odell Wilburn; one sister, Estella Byrd; and two brothers, Lee Leatherwood and Ned Leatherwood.
She is survived by one daughter, Shirley Doss (Barry); three sons, Vernon Wilburn (Sandra), Charles Wilburn (Lorna), and Richard Wilburn (Lynn); two sisters, Dorothy Kerrick and Ellen Barnes; two brothers, Don Leatherwood and Fred Leatherwood; eleven grandchildren; twenty great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Arrangements are being handled by Neal Funeral Home, 231 N. Military Avenue, Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Friday, September 01, 2023, at Gum Springs Baptist Church. Funeral services will be conducted at Gum Springs Baptist Church at 2:00 PM Friday, September 01, 2023, with Chad Clanton officiating. Interment will follow at Union Hill Cemetery in Lawrence County, TN. The family suggests memorials be made to the Gum Springs Youth Fund.
