Doris F. Leonard

Doris F. Leonard of Friendship Farm, off Deep Neck Road near Royal Oak, a lifelong resident of Talbot County, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at Genesis Health Care-The Pines. She was 88. Born in St. Michaels, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Katherine Fisher Farmer. She was a graduate of St. Michaels High School, Class of 1935, and attended Washington College in Chestertown. Mrs. Leonard was the widow of Samuel R. Leonard who died in 1994. Not only was March 25th her late husband’s birthday but it was also the date of their marriage, in 1946. After her marriage, she was employed for 18 years at St. Michaels Bank, before turning her entire energies into being a homemaker on the family farm, Friendship, which derived its name from her instructions to friends and family that the doors be always open. Members of her family noted that she loved spending portions of her days observing, often from her front porch, the nature all around her. “She loved her flowers and watching the birds … and family members added, “she loved being with her family ….and her home was always open to friends and family.” Mrs. Leonard was a devoted member of St. Michaels Mission Church. She is survived by a son, Bobby Leonard and his wife, Karen, of Tunis Mills; a daughter, Katherine L. Callahan and her husband, Larry, of Easton; a sister, Geraldine R. Farmer of Easton; four grandsons, Bobby and John Callahan and Richie and Robbie Leonard; two step-grandchildren, Mitchell and Lindsay Hughes, and a great grandchild, R.J. Leonard. She also is survived by a lifelong friend and long-ago classmate, Eleanor Wood of Royal Oak. Mrs. Leonard was predeceased by a sister, Madeline G. Farmer, who died March 12, 1999. A Funeral Liturgy for Mrs. Leonard will be celebrated on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 10:00 AM at St. Michaels Mission Church, St. Michaels, MD. Burial will be at Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton, MD with Mrs. Leonard’s grandsons serving as pallbearers. Memorial donations may be made to Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Drive, Easton, MD 21601. Arrangements are by Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., Easton, MD.