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TSGT (Ret) Leon Hugh Smeal
 Goldsboro –
TSGT (Ret.) Leon Hugh Smeal, 68, of 170 Leslie Road, died Tuesday at
the Veteran’s Administration Hospital in Durham.
A native of Clearfield, Pennsylvania, he was the eighth of thirteen
children. Mr. Smeal was a 20 year retired United States Air Force
Veteran. He was very active in the community and has been a resident
of Goldsboro for 31 years. Mr. Smeal was past commander of the
American Legion Post 11 Goldsboro, past Grande Chef de Gare of North
Carolina, past Chef 1538, past Commander of VFW Post 2615 of
Goldsboro and past Seam Squirrel Pup Tent #10. He was a member of
Wayne Masonic Lodge #112 A.F.&A.M. and was past and present
president of the Wayne County Veteran’s Council.
Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Chris Casey officiating. Burial with full military
honors and Masonic rites will be in Wayne Memorial Park.
Mr. Smeal is survived by his wife, Barbara Smeal; sons, Irvin Smeal
and wife, Madonna of Orlando, FL and Aaron Smeal and wife, Jeannie
of Goldsboro; a daughter, Cindy Flowers and husband, Mark of
Raleigh; grandchildren, Mindy Smeal of Goldsboro, Melissa Browning
of Raleigh, Chris Smeal of Goldsboro and Brandon Smeal of Orlando,
FL; great-granddaughter, Payton Spencer of Goldsboro; sisters, Elsie
Price of Huntington, PA, Lucy Sneddon of DuBois, PA, Wanda George
and husband, Les of Dunkirk, MD, Joyce Lombardo and husband, Victor
of Colonial Beach, VA; brothers, Russell Smeal and wife, Nellie of
Havertown, PA, Ken Smeal and wife, Jean of Tonawanda, NY, Dale Smeal
and Joan Bolla of Goldsboro and Ronnie Smeal and wife, Carol of
Clarence Center, NY; and a sister-in-law, Gloria Smeal of Torrance,
CA.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Emma Jean and brothers,
Gerald, Bobby, Maurice and Don.
Memorials may be made to the Masonic Home for Children, 600 College
Street, Oxford, NC 27565 or Wayne Masonic Lodge, % Gary White, 1607
Darby Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 7-9 p.m. at Seymour
Funeral Home and other times at his residence. |