Obituary for
Jeanette Leaker
Sharon Jeanette Leaker, age 72 of Waverly, Ohio passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Southern Ohio Medical Center, Portsmouth. She was born in Kegley, West Virginia on January 20, 1945 the daughter of Jack Sr. & Lena Mae (Crotty) Belcher. She worked at Standard Register, Dayton and the Atomic Energy Plant, Piketon, Ohio. She enjoyed spending time with her family and friends and loved to play Bunko.
She is survived by her husband of 28 years, James Leaker, her mother Lena Belcher, a brother Steven (Michelle) Belcher, her sisters Judy (Logan) Adams and Diana (Jack) Dunlap and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, a brother Jack Belcher Jr., and a sister Terri Lynn Belcher.
A gathering of family and friends will be held on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 from 12:00 pm -1:00 pm at the BLESSING-ZERKLE FUNERAL HOME, 11900 N. Dixie Dr., Tipp City. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 1:00 pm at the funeral home with Pastor Tom Vohris officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens, Tipp City. Memorial contributions may be made in Jeanette’s memory to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, Ohio 45420. Condolences may be sent to the family thru this online guestbook.
