Leonard Leroy Pontiac, USN (Ret.)
11/16/2015 3:00:00 PM - Final Journey

Forsyth . . . Leonard Leroy Pontiac, USN (Ret.) passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015.  Graveside services will be held at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Monroe Hills Memorial Gardens.  Rev. Baker Earwood will officiate.  The family will greet friends the day of the service from 11:00 a.m. until the hour of the service at Monroe County Memorial Chapel. 

Mr. Pontiac was born August 11, 1935, in Shepherd, Michigan.  His wife, Carolyn Joyce Bray Pontiac and his son, Terry Pontiac preceded him in death.  He was retired from the United States Navy.  Mr. Pontiac was a member of the Chippewa Tribe.

Survivors include his children, Cheryl Pontiac of Sanford, Florida, Kathleen Pontiac of Oak Hill, Florida, Joanne and Tony Turner of Forsyth, Amy and Roy Jeffries of Forsyth and Lynn Spence of Forsyth; sisters, Violet Saffold of Florida, Roxan Bowan of Geneva, Florida and Janie Marie Conn of Mount Pleasant, Michigan; fourteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.

Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements.