Leonard Pope      
 

Family-Placed Obituary

POPE, Leonard E. age 84, of Dayton, formerly of Centerville passed away after a brief illness. 
Born July 15, 1920, the only child of parents, Arthur and Agnes Pope. Leonard served in the Army 
during WWII. He graduated from West Carrollton High School in 1938 and attended Sinclair 
Community College. Leonard retired from General Motors after 34 years in the Timekeeping 
Department. After retirement, he drove a school bus for Centerville for approximately 10 years. 
He was an active 50-year member of the Masonic Blue Lodge and served as Master of Rock Moriah 
Lodge from 1993-1994, now called Far Hills Lodge. Leonard was a member of York Rite, a 32nd 
Degree Mason, member of the Antioch Shrine for 40 years and member of the Mounted Horse 
Patrol for 37 years. He was an active member of Grace United Methodist Church for 20 years, 
erving as head usher. For many years, Leonard was Santa Claus for children, a Boy Scout leader, 
and referee and coach for baseball and football, and was a volunteer fireman for Centerville. He 
also transported children to the Cincinnati Children's Burns Hospital or Lexington Orthopedic Hospital 
for many years. Leonard was preceded in death by his parents, Arthur and Agnes Pope; infant 
daughter who died at birth; and stepson, Tim Johnson. He is survived by his loving wife of 14 years, 
Kathleen; mother-in-law, Esther Moster of Oakwood; step-daughter, Linnya (Larry) Richardson of 
Kettering; granddaughter, Alexandria Kathleen Simons of Lexington, KY; and Rick (Jamie) Johnson 
of New Lebanon, OH. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 31, 2005 at 10:00 AM at the 
Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Rd., Kettering with Pastor Marla Brown officiating. Burial 
in David's Cemetery. Family will receive friends Wednesday, March 30th, from 4-7:00 PM at the 
funeral home. A memorial service will be held at Grace United Methodist Church, 1001 Harvard 
Blvd., Dayton, OH 45406, Monday, April 4, 2005 at 1:00 PM with Pastor Marla Brown officiating. 
n memory of Leonard, contributions may be made to the 32nd Masonic Learning Center, P.O. Box 932, 
Dayton, OH 45401, or Shriner's Children's Hospital's, c/o Antioch Shrine Center, 107 E. First St., 
Dayton, OH 45402. Condolences may be sent to the family via the website at www.routsong.com. 
Published in the Dayton Daily News on 3/29/2005.