Barbara Elaine (Sledge) Leggett

Barbara Elaine Leggett, her family and friends called her Elaine, was born on January 15, 1949, to Wilbur J. Sledge and Frances Hill Sledge in Memphis, Tennessee. She passed away on July 19, 2023, peacefully, in Dover, Tennessee, with loved ones around her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur J. Sledge and Frances Hill Sledge; and her brother, Wilbur J. Sledge, Jr.

She left behind her husband of 53 years, Richard W. Leggett; her three children, Audra E. Leggett, Teresa C. Hug (Robert) and Richard W. Leggett, II (Andrea); and her two grandsons, Jacob D. Rutland and Richard W. Leggett III; and her granddaughter, Breanna M. Hug (Brandon).

Funeral Services for Mrs. Leggett were held at 2 P.M. Monday, July 24, 2023 at the Peebles West Funeral Chapel at Oakland with Steve Marcum officiating. Interment followed in New Bethel Cemetery in Rossville.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers were Jacob Rutland, Robert Hug, Dale Creasy, Brandon Sledge, Steven Steinbach and Heath Peterson.