James "Jim Bo" Lawrence Leatherbury, 1St Obituary (1948

Mr. James "Jim Bo" Lawrence Leatherbury, 1st, age 77, of Milton, Kentucky entered this life on January 9, 1948 in Switzerland County, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late Chester Clay and Mary Catherine Pickett Leatherbury. He entered the United States Army on December 6, 1966 and served during the Vietnam War, earning the Vietnam Service Medal with three Bronze Service Stars, the Combat Infantryman Badge, a Purple Heart, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with V Device, Sharpshooter Rifle M-16, Marksman Rifle M-14, Marksman Pistol, and Expert 81 MM Mortar. He was honorably discharged on December 5, 1968 as a Staff Sergeant. He was united in marriage on January 29, 1971 in Madison, Indiana to Nancy E. Robbins. This happy union of 54 years was blessed with daughters, Rachel, Tonya, Mary, and Shannon and sons, James and Chester. He earned an Associate Degree in drafting from IVY Tech College in 1978. He was a self-employed contractor, owning Leatherbury Glass and Construction from 1974 to 1986. He was raised in the Baptist faith and enjoyed his grandchildren, riding his motorcycle, operating his backhoe, and their activities and wintering in Florida. Jim died on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, at 5:31 a.m. at his home in Milton, Kentucky. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute. Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Jim will be missed by his loving wife of 54 years, Nancy E. Robbins Leatherbury of Milton, Kentucky; his daughters, Rachel Blomberg and her husband James of Louisville, Kentucky, Tonya Glacken of Batesville, Indiana, Shannon Wolf of Milton, Kentucky; his son, Chester Leatherbury of Milton, Kentucky; his fourteen grandchildren; his 15 great-grandchildren; his brothers, Chester Leatherbury and his wife Carolyn of Jonesville, Indiana, Hugh Leatherbury of Hall, Indiana;several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Chester Clay Leatherbury, his mother, Mary Catherine Pickett Leatherbury, his brothers, Hershel Leatherbury, Charles Leatherbury, Donnie Leatherbury, Billy Leatherbury, Jeffrey Leatherbury, and George Leatherbury, his sisters, Mary Catherine Leatherbury and Sharon Leatherbury, his son, James Lawrence "ScareCrow" Leatherbury, II, died September 20, 2020, his grandson, Dylan Shane Smith died in 1991. VISITATION Family and friends may gather on Monday, October 6, 2025, from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana with A final salute by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion at 1:00 p.m. MILITARY HONORSMilitary honors will be conducted Monday, October 6, 2025, at 1:30 p.m., by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Hosparus or the Wounded Warriors. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To send a flower arrangement in memory of James "Jim Bo" Lawrence Leatherbury, 1st, please click here to visit our sympathy store.