Steven LeRoy, 61

Posted by on Feb 1, 2019

Mr. Steven Earl LeRoy of Campbellsville passed from this life on Friday, February 1, 2019 at his home after a short but valiant fight with cancer. Born in Norway, Maine on June 28, 1957, he was 61 years, 7 months, and 4 days of age.

Mr. Leroy had joined the Army at the age of eighteen, and would later continue his studies at the University of Louisville and Campbellsville College. He loved the outdoors, and spent many an afternoon teaching his children how to bait a hook or find ginseng.

He leaves to cherish his memory:

His stepfather: Jack Stanley LeRoy of Bloomfield,

A companion and caretaker: Charlotte (Hoots) LeRoy Mouser of Campbellsville,

Four children: Jeremy LeRoy of Springfield, Stephanie LeRoy and fiancé Jonathan Cruse of Campbellsville, Julia LeRoy of Campbellsville, and Michael Robertson and wife Natasha of Campbellsville,

Five brothers and one sister: Paul LeRoy of Campbellsville, Pete LeRoy of North Carolina, John LeRoy and wife Maggie May of New Haven, Richard LeRoy of Florida, David LeRoy of Shepherdsville, and Kathy Tharp and husband Ricky of Bloomfield,

Seven grandchildren,

And a host of other family and friends.

He was also preceded in death by his mother, Doris Ethel (Fitchett) LeRoy, and an infant brother, Stanley LeRoy.

There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mr. LeRoy on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at 12:00 PM in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home. Sis. Linda Cundiff will be officiating. Interment will follow in the Lebanon National Cemetery with full military honors being conducted by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, Feb 5, from 10:00 AM until time for the service.