- Date Of Birth: May 27, 1933
- Date Of Death: January 14, 2023
- State: North Carolina
Helen Knight Leonard, 89, of Statesville, NC, passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Gordon Hospice House.
Helen was born on May 27, 1933, in Isle of Wight, Virginia to the late Burle and Effie Griggs Knight. She worked for the Suffolk News Herald as a type setter for many years before retiring.
In addition to her parents, Helen was preceded in death by her first husband, John H. Piland, II, her second husband, Ralph Leonard and brother, Burle Knight.
Those left to cherish Helen’s memory include her daughter, Debra P. Beasley, son, Jay Piland (Elisha), five grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
