Stewart Ray Leach, 75 of Maiden, NC passed away on July 17,2024. He was born on Veterans Day 11-11-1948 in Michigan City, Indiana. Stu was a Navy Veteran who loved his country and family very much. He retired from Bell South/ATT with over 30 years of service. He was recently employed with Lincoln Charter School in Denver NC as a bus driver where his granddaughter attends high school.
He is preceded in death by both father Truman Leach, mother Shirley Leach and his sister Linda Leach.
He is survived by his wife Catherine Leach, his sons Michael Chandler and Shawn Leach and his daughter Tonja Blundy. He is also survived by 6 grandsons and two granddaughters and 2 great grandsons on the way.
Stu had 9 siblings and is survived by brothers Steve Leach, Duane Leach, and Bill Leach and sisters Cheryl Kunkel, Diane Hardy, Cyndi Leach, Kathy Moore, and Wendy Jokel.
Stu was a devoted husband, loving father, brother and grandfather who will truly be missed by all.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Monday July 29, 2024 at 6:00PM at The Good Samaritan Funeral Home.
In Lieu of flowers donations in Stu’s memory can be made to Tunnel to Towers at Tunnel to Towers Donation Link and/or The American Cancer Society at American Cancer Society Donation Link
Cat, Tonja, Michael, Shawn and Family,
All the memories that I have of Stu are that he was always such a sweet person with a wonderful personality. You are so blessed to have so many fun loving memories to hold on to.
Love and Prayers.
Uncle Stu, was truly one of the best! I miss him very much.
Ridding on the back of a Vespa at sunrise and slinging newspapers. Pretty exciting for a ten year old !
The Lincoln Charter family is saddened by the news of Stu’s passing. We really enjoyed him as part of our transportation team. Like a lot of us, Stu came to LCS as a retirement career and he fit right in. Prayers for the family, we are thankful for the time we got to spend with him. Godspeed Stu!
I remember all the Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners we shared. Lots of food and fun. Love you, Cuz.
Tonja and family. I will always remember how fun and gracious your dad and Kathy were when they hosted our girls trip to New Orleans. Great memories of a great man! We were all so blessed to know him. Love you. Dot
Uncle Stu! You were so sweet to me my whole life! A true gentleman! I love you so much! Kiss Memaw and Auntie Linda for me! I’ll miss you…