Funeral services to honor the life of Ms. Leard will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday in the Liberty Mortuary Chapel. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Liberty Mortuary. Her body will lie in state from 3:00 until 5:00 PM Tuesday at Liberty Mortuary.
Stephanie Regina Leard, 43, of 104 Starlight Lane passed away peacefully Sunday, October 25, 2015 at her residence following a long courageous battle with cancer. Born in Pickens, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Patricia Ramey Leard. She was a Liberty High School graduate and had previously been employed with Reliable Automated Sprinkler Co. in Liberty. She loved fishing and spending time with her best friend and pet “Sophie.” She had been attending church at Flat Rock Baptist Church.
Surviving are 4 sisters, Mary Ann Fowler and her husband Mark of Liberty, Margaret Collier and her husband Jerry of Liberty, Deborah Suddeth and her husband Larry of Burlington, NC and Judy Wescott and her husband Chip of Mountain Rest; a brother, Joe Leard from Liberty.
Floral arrangements are appreciated but memorials may also be made in her honor to Hospice Care of S.C.: 900 E. Main Street Suite E Easley, SC 29640. The family will be at their respective homes. Liberty Mortuary is handling arrangements. www.libertymortuary.com