Obituary of Leonard Kline of Richland Parish, LA as published in The Richland Beacon News, July 20, 2006 Submitted by Dot Golliher, September 18, 2006 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Leonard Kline Funeral services for Mr. Leonard Kline, 80 of Mangham, were held at Young’s Community Funeral Home, Wednesday July 19,2006, with the Rev. Stan Wyatt officiating. Interment followed at Lynn-Archibald Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Community Home in Winnsboro. Mr.Kline was born August 29, 1925 in Mangham and passed away Saturday, July 15,2006 at Richland Parish Hospital in Delhi. He was a long time resident of Mangham, a farmer and a member of New Light Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his father, Howard Kline; his mother Fannie (Earle) Kline; a brother Martin Kline; and a sister, Hattie Mae Kline. Survivors include his wife, Eddie Mae (McCartney) Kline of Mangham; two sons, John Kline of Tulsa, OK and David Kline of Mangham two daughters, Patricia McGowen, and husband Jerry of Monroe and Tina Searcy and husband James of Mangham; two sisters, Christine Dick of Ruston and Alice Banister of Ruston; three grandchildren, Sherri Dear and husband Michael of Maryland, Jeremy McGowen of Monroe and Timothy Searcy of Mangham and one great grandchild, Ethan Dear of Maryland. Honorary pallbearers were Claude Jones, Bubba Nobles, Steven Thames, Tommy Lowery and Ronald Nobles.