Barbara J. LeedySYRACUSE – Barbara J. Leedy, 95, of Woodcrest Senior Living, Scottdale, and formerly of Syracuse, Ind., passed away peacefully, Friday evening, June 28, 2019, in her residence.
She was born in Fort Wayne, Ind., December 8, 1923, the daughter of the late Rollin and Marcile Smith Gray.
Barbara was a member of St. Andrew United Methodist Church, Syracuse.
She was a former employee of United Telephone Company of Indiana with 20 years of service.
Barbara is gone from our lives, but will forever remain in the hearts of those who knew and loved her, her loving and devoted children, Edward Coy and wife Kathleen of Hoagland, Ind., Richard Coy and wife Nancy of Syracuse, Donald Coy and wife Christine of Mellbourne, Fla., Paul Coy and wife Colleen of Mansfield, Ohio, Caryl Fish and husband Daryle of Greensburg, Pa., Lori Brown and husband Andrew of Plantation, Fla.; her 11 grandchildren; 15 great- grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Barbara was preceded in death by her by her first husband, Edward Coy in 1966; her second husband, Jerry Leedy in 1983; and two sisters, Beverly Hamman and Betty Remke.
Barbara’s family will greet friends in the Eastlund Funeral Home, 7458 East 1000 North, Syracuse, Friday, July 5, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., the hour of her funeral service in the funeral home.
Interment will follow in Syracuse Cemetery.
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Memorials to St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 1413 N Long Dr., Syracuse, IN. 46567 in her memory.
