Memorial services for Barbara Ann Leonard, 73, of Edom were held Saturday in the chapel of the Cooper Funeral Home of Athens. She passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 13, in Tyler.

Mrs. Leonard was born on March 3, 1935 in Shelton, Conn. to the late George and Marguerite Beaton. She was reared there and graduated from Shelton High School. After graduation she was employed at Farrell-Birmingham of Ansonia, Conn. In July of 1956, Barbara became a stewardess for American Airlines where she met and later married the late Robert D. Leonard on Nov. 17, 1956 in Seymour, Conn.

Barbara and Robert lived in Irving for a short time, before they relocated to Oxford, Conn. in 1960. They moved to Athens in 1973. She enjoyed her flowers, gardening, cooking and entertaining at their homes that she and Robert built.

Mrs. Leonard is preceded in death by her husband, Robert D. Leonard; parents, George Bernard and Marguerite Mary Beaton; and sisters, Marguerite Vaccaro and Muriel Pascarelli.

Mrs. Leonard is survived by her sons, Robert D. Leonard, Jr., of Edom and Michael R. Leonard and wife Amber, of Athens; daughter, Dr. Susan J. Leonard and husband Michael Potts, of Fredericksburg; brothers, George Bernard Beaton, Jr. and wife Linda, of Oxford, Conn; and John Francis Beaton, of Seymour, Conn; sisters, Joan Holub and husband Frank, of St. Augustine, Fla., and Mary Jane Snodgrass and husband Charles, of Holly Lake Ranch; grandsons, George Potts of Fredericksburg and Michael R. Leonard II of Athens; and granddaughter, Charlie Annabelle Leonard of Athens.

If desired, memorials may be given to The Trinity Mother Frances Foundation, 611 S. Fleishel, Tyler, TX 75701.