Leonard C Cross Sr Obituary (1924

Leonard C. Cross Sr. 92, Michigan City, departed this life on December 9, 2016 at Fountainview Nursing Home of LaPorte, Indiana. Funeral services will be noon, Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Coleman & Hicks Funeral Chapel with Rev. Luster Lewis, officiating. Entombment will be 10am, Monday, December 19, 2016 at Swan Lake Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be 11am, Saturday at Coleman & Hicks Funeral Chapel until the time of service. Mr. Cross was born December 1, 1924 in Malden, Missouri to the late Wesley Cross Sr. and Jessie Bell (Clark) Robinson. On March 19, 1946 in Charleston, Missouri he married Sarah Fulton; she preceded him in death on October 4, 2003. He owned and operated Reliable Janitorial Services. He was employed at Josam for 32 years and in 1976 he retired. Mr. Cross was known as the handy man and fixing cars. He was a member of the "Gospel Tones Group". He leaves to mourn his memories, five children, Leonard C. (Betty) Cross Jr., of Michigan City, Indiana, Larry (Kim) Cross of Crown Point, Indiana, Joann (Lee) Rainey of Indianapolis, Indiana, Regina (Jimmy) Freeman of Lima, Ohio and Winston (Adriene) Cross of Memphis, Tennessee; one sister, Lucille Parrish of Michigan City, Indiana and one brother Bill Cross of Michigan City, Indiana; fifteen grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Shearwood Cross, Ola Mae Dixon Tyler, Ivory Cross Sr., Elsie B. Travis, Agnes Fowler and Wesley Cross Jr.; one son, Michael Cross Sr. and one granddaughter, Tiffany.