Tommy E. Leoty Sr. - Submitted for the USGenWeb by Richard P. Sevier 9/2/2009 USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. ************************************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************************************************************ Tommy E. Leoty Sr. - Madison Parish, Louisiana From Vicksburg Post September 2, 2009 TALLULAH — Tommy E. Leoty Sr. died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, at Olive Branch Senior Care Center in Tallulah. He was 85. Mr. Leoty was born in Oneida, Tenn., and had lived in Tallulah for 75 years. He owned Tommy Leoty’s State Farm Insurance Agency. He was a golfer, a member of First United Methodist Church and a veteran of the Navy in World War II. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Leoty Lebowitz; and a sister, Helen Leoty Sevier. Survivors include his wife, Helen Marie Leoty of Tallulah; a son, Tommy E. Leoty Jr. of Tallulah; one sister, Sue Post of Tallulah; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Tallulah with the Revs. John Kavanaugh and Fred Fulton officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 tonight at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be David Cagnolatti, Mac Cagnolatti, Kirk Morley, Buddy Caldwell, Tommy Wixon and Ron Hilderbrand.