Bobby Leigh

Mr. Bobby Gene Leigh, of Sedgefield Street, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020.

His funeral service will be 2 PM Thursday at Wilkinson Funeral Home Chapel officiated by Rev. Gene Edwards. Burial will follow at West Concord Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:30am Thursday at the funeral home.

Bob was born October 23, 1931 in Concord to the late Ira “Mutt” Leigh and Radie “Peg” Morris Leigh. He was also preceded in death by his wife Oralene Hagler Leigh, son Gary Leigh, and sister Ruth L. Frye. Bob sold insurance for Western-Southern, and later established Bob Leigh Insurance Co. In 1979, Bob and Oralene opened “Flowers by Oralene”, a continuing family business. Bob was a religious man and attended Cold Water Baptist Church and Genesis Baptist Church. He had a positive sense of humor and loved talking politics, racing, and religion.

Bob is survived by sons, Phillip O. Leigh and wife Kathy of Mt. Pleasant, and A. Cris Leigh and wife Jean of New London; grandchildren, Matthew Leigh and wife Angel, and Stephanie Burton and husband Matthew; and great grandchildren, Karmon, Dawson, and Levi.

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