Billie Simpson Leonard

Billie Delores Simpson Leonard affectionately known as “Meemaw”, age 82, of Stacey Lane, Thomasville, NC passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at High Point Regional Hospital.

A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM on Saturday, October 5, at Heath Church with Rev. Dan Downing and Rev. Jeff Hilbourn officiating. Interment will follow at Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Thomasville.

The family will receive friends on Saturday from 11:00 AM until 12:00 PM at Heath Church and other times at the home of Travis and Tracy Leonard on Stacey St. in Thomasville.

Billie was born on November 18, 1941, in Davidson County, the daughter of John Simpson and Oma Troxler Sechrest. She had worked in retail business for most of the time of her employment. Some of the things Billie enjoyed were shopping, traveling, and fishing especially when her children were younger. She even had her prized 4 and half pound crappie mounted but what was most important to Billie was her family, she especially loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be fondly remembered for telling anyone that visited that there was ice cream in the freezer.

In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a son, Chad Leonard.

Left to cherish her memory is her sons, Arlis Leonard and his wife Janet of Archdale, Jeff Leonard and his wife Robin of Archdale, and Travis Leonard and his wife Tracy of Thomasville; her daughter, Teresa Brewer and Scott Morris of Denton; 7 grandchildren, Melissa Foley (Derrick), Stephanie Poe (Ashley), Heather Rust (Paul), Lauren Leonard, Zachary Leonard, Ariel Beaulieu (James), and Tyler Leonard; 8 great-grandchildren, McKenna Rust, Skyler Beaulieu, Liam Leonard, Nolan Foley, Avery Beaulieu, Kennedy Beaulieu, Nathan Foley, and Owen Rust.

In lieu of flowers the family ask that memorials be made too either Samaritan’s Purse or the American Red Cross to assist with the tragedy in western North Carolina.

Briggs Funeral Home is serving the Leonard family.

Online condolences can be made to the family at www.briggsfuneralhome.com