Leon Alonzo Eldridge, Sr., age 77, passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2023.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church with Sister Gloria Eldridge officiating. Burial will follow in the Sidney Cemetery.
Leon’s family will receive friends from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, April 28 at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home and again on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the hour of service at the St. Paul A.M.E. Church
Leon entered into this life on October 3, 1945, in Montgomery County to parents Oscar Eldridge Sr. and Margaret Gray Eldridge. Leon was retired from a career in the steel mill industry.
In addition to his parents, Leon was preceded in death by his wife, Gloria Walton Eldridge, and siblings, Lewis Eldridge, Lillie Quarles, and Oscar Eldridge, Jr. Survivors include his significant other of 40 years, Pandora Mills; sons, Leon Eldridge, Jr. and Donnie Palm; grandchildren, Tylin Eldridge, Briia Eldridge, Destiney Palm, and Desiree Palm; and his great-grandchild, Braydon. Also, Leon leaves behind siblings, James Eldridge, Oretha Browder (Paul), Jeanette Cannon, and Melinda Barney.
Pallbearers will be James Hite, Jr., Milton Hite, Gus Eldridge, Lloyd Eldridge, Dennis Williams, Jerome Griffey, Shawn White, Detrick Eldridge, and John Quarles. Floral bearers will be Lolena Stacker, Shena Bills, Tamatha Smith, Casandra Eldridge, Janet Choate, and Jackie Quarles.
Condolences may be made to Leon’s family at NaveFuneralHomes.com.