Oscar Jennings Leach

Oscar “Bud” Jennings Leach, Jr, 86, died Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at Princeton Rehab Hospital, following a prolonged illness.

He was the son of the late Lee Wiseman Leach and Oscar J. Leach Sr.

He was a 1952 graduate of Jonesborough High School and a graduate of East Tennessee State University. Mr. Leach served his country in the United States Air Force. He was a manufacturing engineer and retired from Kingsport Foundry. He was a talented and creative designer of manufacturing parts. He was a member of Fairhaven United Methodist Church and currently attending Munsey Memorial United Methodist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by three sisters: Sylvia Leach Fine, Juanita Leach Blackburn and Lois Leach Snyder.

He is survived by: his wife of 62 years, Patsy Broyles Leach, of Johnson City; one son, Todd Wiley Leach (Judy), of Johnson City; one daughter, Jayne Anne Leach Morrell (Gary), of Bluff City; two grandchildren, Andrew Jennings Leach and Sydney Layne Morrell; one nephew, Rhonda Fine; and five nieces, Janice Kent, Karen Lowe, Sandy White, Debbie Payne and Jill Morris.

The family of Mr. Leach will receive friends from 12 PM until 1 PM Friday, October 29, 2021, at Munsey Memorial UMC. Those in attendance should wear masks. The funeral will follow at 1 PM with Rev. Michael Lester and Rev Doug Grove-Dejarnett officiating. A committal service will follow at Monte Vista Memorial Park. Family and friends are asked to meet at the cemetery at 1:50 PM.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Music Ministry at Munsey United Methodist Church, PO Box 1336, Johnson City, TN 37605.