Sally D. Leonard of Moran, Texas went to be with the Lord on October 29, 2023, at the age of 80 and ¾ years.
Sally was born February 3, 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona to widowed mother Eda E. Willard. Sally was blessed to be raised by a big family with ten siblings. After she finished her schooling, she met and married Raymond Leonard on February 2, 1963, a union which lasted for sixty plus years and produced three children and multitudes of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Sally worked in both the Egg Industry and Electronic Industry in her younger years.
Moving to Cape Town, South Africa in 1977 as a member of the mission team Cape Town 77, Sally adapted to her new country and circumstances with ease and stayed for forty years on the mission field. She filled a multitude of roles from Wife, mother, teacher, counselor, children’s Bible school coordinator, fellowship organizer, transport driver, a shoulder to lean on and a source of strength for many. She became mother and grandmother to hundreds as she shared her love, knowledge and life. She was without question the ideal missionary wife, an indispensable part of our mission work. While Cerebella Ataxia greatly limited her activities, it could not dampen her spirit or her love for God and His people.
