Frances (Evelyn) Leachman

Sibley, LA Frances (Evelyn) Leachman Funeral services for Frances (Evelyn) Leachman will be held Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church Minden in Minden, Louisiana with Rev. Jim Wallace and Rev. Steve Gilley officiating. Interment will follow at Gardens of Memory in Minden, Louisiana under the direction of Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Minden. The family will receive friends Thursday at 12 noon at First Baptist Church. Evelyn was born July 24, 1929 in Minden, Louisiana and entered into rest December 24, 2016 in Sibley, Louisiana. She was a member of First Baptist Church Minden, served as church hostess for 30 years, and a lifelong Sunday school teacher and known to all as Evelyn. She was preceded in death by her first husband Homer Simpson, second husband Rev. T.W. Leachman, grandson Michael Savage, and sister Rae Thomason. She is survived by her son Edward Simpson and wife Jeanne of Shreveport, daughter Judy Simpson of Sibley, sister Nelwyn Simpson of Minden, seven grandchildren, numerous great and great great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Wayne Booth, Ronnie Basham, Glen Nelson, Robert McKillips, Carroll Toms, and Mike Holomon. The family extends a special thanks to Harmony Life Hospice and her caregivers, Deborah Nash, Cynthia Tobin, and Carolyn Richardson. Rose-Neath Funeral Home 211 Murrell Street Minden, Louisiana 71055