Samuel Leonard

    Memorial service for Samuel Alexander Leonard, 26, of Lamesa will be held Monday, May 17, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Lamesa with Pastor Kelly Pigott officiating.
     Arrangements are under the direction of Branon Funeral Home. 
    Visitation will follow the service Monday, May 17, 2021 in the church parlor.
    Samuel went to be with his Lord and Savior May 10, 2021 in Eden, Texas.  
    He was born July 26, 1994 in Lubbock, Texas to Randy and Letha (Lenz) Leonard. He graduated from Klondike High School in 2013 and attended Angelo State University for a couple of years. Samuel married Morgan Lea Frierson June 3, 2017 in San Angelo, Texas.  
    He was a member of the Lamesa Fire Rescue team and grew up attending First Baptist Church of Lamesa. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America and was a member of the Milam Masonic Lodge #11. Samuel was known for making everyone laugh.  He enjoyed grilling and photography, was a firearm enthusiast, and enjoyed spending time with his family, but most of all…loved playing with his daughter.
    Deputy Leonard began his Law Enforcement career with the Concho County Sheriff’s Department in June of 2019 and later transferred to the Dawson County Sheriff’s Department in December of 2019 before returning to Concho County in 2021.
    Samuel is survived by his wife, Morgan Lea Leonard and daughter, Magnolia Rae Leonard both of Lamesa; parents, Randy and Letha Leonard of Lamesa; brothers, Zach Leonard and wife, Rebekah of Lamesa and Jacob Leonard of Tacoma, Washington; sister, Tiane Garner and husband, Christian of Lacey, Washington; grandparents, Richard and Virginia Leonard of Lamesa and Lloyd and Elva Lenz of Johnson City; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, Randall and Tracy Frierson of Haskell.
    The family suggests memorials in memory of Samuel Leonard at First State Bank of Paint Rock, P.O. Box 247 Paint Rock, Texas 76866 and at Eden State Bank, P.O. Box 939, Eden, Texas 76837 please, make checks payable to the Memorial Fund for Samuel Leonard. To send condolences, online please visit www.branonfuneralhome.com.
– Press-Reporter obituary services