Roger Leeper

June 19, 1947 - October 22, 2008

Roger A. Leeper, 61, of 49 W. Tenth St., died at 2:02 P.M. Sunday (Oct. 19, 2008) in WCA Hospital. He was born June 19, 1947 in Crown, W. Va., the son of the late Calvin H. Sr. and Lena Mae Ferguson Leeper. He attended Jamestown Public Schools, where he was a member of the All-Western New York football team, and served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969. Prior to becoming disabled, he had owned and operated his own trucking company, and in earlier years had worked at Cummins Engine Co. and at Jamestown Metal Corp. He was a member of Blackwell Chapel, A.M.E. Zion Church and the I.B.P.O.E. of W. Elks Club. Always one who enjoyed telling jokes and stories, he also enjoyed music and playing cards. Surviving are his wife, Glenda Garland Leeper; five children: Daurice Leeper of Charlotte, N.C., Colisa Hendricks of West Palm Beach, Fla., Tina Bailey of Buffalo, and Saron W. and Quentin J. Leeper, both of Jamestown; fourteen grandchildren: Bryson, Austin, Saron Jr., Simeon J., Amarè, Egypt, and Quentasia G. Leeper, Carl (C.J.) Hendricks, Corina M. Marshall, and five grandchildren in Buffalo; six brothers: Richard B., Ronnell, Wayne E., Manuel, Gregory T., and Calvin H. Leeper, Jr., all of Jamestown; five sisters: Calvinia H. Knight, Fannell D. Leeper, Gloria J. Murphy, Phyllis J. Kinsey, and Diane E. Hicks, all of Jamestown; an uncle, Roosevelt Ferguson, Jr. of Jamestown; three aunts: Annie Grissom and Eileen Coulter, both of Jamestown, and Mildred Cunningham of Parker, Col.; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father on Sept. 25, 2004; his mother on Nov. 11, 2004; by his maternal and paternal grandparents; by a nephew, Eddy G. Knight; and by a niece, Janine Leeper. The funeral will be at 1:00 P.M. Thursday in Blackwell Chapel, A.M.E. Zion Church. The Rev. Annette Hood, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday in Powers, Present & Sixbey Funeral Home. Messages to the family may be sent by visiting the website www.presentsixbeyfuneral.com. Memorials may be made to the Dialysis Unit of WCA Hospital, 207 Foote Ave., Jamestown, N.Y. 14701