Osmond Fletcher Leake, III
November 26, 1947 - July 31, 2017

Osmond Fletcher Leake, III, age 69, of Collierville, TN passed away Monday, July 31, 2017.

Born to Osmond Fletcher Leake, Jr. and Mary (Farris) Leake in Memphis, TN and survived by his wife of 46 years, Janice "Linda" (Holloway) Leake and son, Osmond Fletcher Leake, IV, both of Collierville, TN, and brother, Mark Randall Leake of Memphis, TN. Additional surviving family members include cousins Allen Davidson, Jr. of Oxford, MS, Diane Davidson of Hartville, MO, and aunt, Betty Cox of Byhalia, MS, along with a host of loving second cousins.

Fletcher is a graduate of White Station High School, Memphis, TN and Bethel University, McKenzie, TN. He spent the majority of his career in real estate/property management with Cooper Realty and as an independent contractor for Crye-Leike Property Management. While serving as a Specialist 4 in Viet Nam, Mr. Leake received the distinguished Department of The Army Commendation Medal. He was known for his devoted love of family, passion of sports and his love for the University of Memphis. Mr. Leake was a 12-year heart transplant survivor and a member of First Baptist Church, Collierville. Services will be held Monday, August 7, 2017 at Forest Hill East Funeral Home, 2440 Whitten Road, Memphis, TN at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., followed by burial at Magnolia Cemetery, Collierville, TN. Special music will be provided by cousin Beau Davidson of Nashville, TN. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations by made to St. Jude Research Center, Memphis, TN (www.stjude.org). Online condolences may be entered at www.foresthillfh.com