Funeral services for Mr. Leonard Tookes of Andrews Drive Americus, Georgia will be held on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Old Shady Grove Baptist Church with Rev. Jesse Watts officiating. Burial will follow at the Eastview Cemetery. Mr. Tookes died on Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at the Phoebe-Sumter Medical Center.
Mr. Leonard Tookes was born on May 31, 1952 in Sumter County, Georgia to Ms. Essie Mae Tookes and the late Mr. Roy Foster, Sr. He was educated in the public school system of Sumter County. At an early age he joined the Old Shady Grove Baptist Church. He was a faithful member until his health failed.
He leaves to cherish his memories his mother Essie Mae Tookes, two children Leonard (Jackie) Tookes, Jr., of Florida and Crystal Tookes, Americus, GA; two sisters Pastor Helen (Sammy) Mercer and Vernessa Tookes; six brothers, Eugene (Kathy) Tookes, Bobby Tookes, Raymond (Patricia) Tookes, Edward Tookes, Reginald (Barbara) Dowdell all of Americus, GA and Roy Foster, Jr. of West Palm Beach; three aunts, Odessa Foster, Americus, GA, Betty Basiden of New Jersey, and Kate Davis, Atlanta, GA; two uncles, Rozelle Foster, Jr. and David Lee (Patricia) Davis and a God Uncle Jessie Lee (Barbara) Carson all of Americus, GA, including 27 nieces and nephews and a host of great nieces and nephews; cousins, friends, and dear acquaintances.
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