Leonard Dean Myers Sr.

April 11, 1949 June 7, 2020 Leonard Dean Myers Sr., 71, of Pineville, Mo., died Sunday, June 7, 2020, at his residence.

He was born April 11, 1949, in Turlock, Calif., to Leonard Dale and Esther Virginia (Glover) Myers. He was raised in Turlock and was a 1973 graduate of Turlock High School. He was drafted into the U.S. Army during Vietnam and served in the infantry. He was wounded by shrapnel during battle in his first week of tour, receiving a Purple Heart. After his honorable discharge, he returned home to Turlock. He moved to Neosho in 1993 and later to Pineville in 2018. He enjoyed the ocean and back roading area creeks.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Leonard Dean Myers Jr.; and two grandchildren, Gimadiha Scrougm Jr. and Shanna Cupp.

Survivors are his three children, Charles Myers (Lori) of Jay, Okla., Nonnie Myers of Seneca, Ashley DeMartini (Paul) of Pineville; nine grandchildren; his wife, Terry Rogers of Grove, Okla.; his significant other, Samuel Peak of the home; and four brothers, Charles W. Myers of Turlock, Kenneth Myers of Delhi, Calif., Preston Myers of Turlock, Carl Myers of Monett.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 12, 2020, in the Anderson Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes with Brother Steven Finney officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow in the Tracy Cemetery in Anderson, Mo. The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. in the funeral home chapel.

Memorials are being directed to the Wounded Warrior Project c/o the funeral home.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.ozark funeralhome.com.

Ozark Funeral Home in Anderson is in charge of arrangements.