James Lawrence "Scarecrow" Leatherbury, Ii Obituary (1973

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. James Lawrence "ScareCrow" Leatherbury, II Mr. James Lawrence "ScareCrow" Leatherbury, II, age 47, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on May 13, 1973 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of James Lawrence, Sr. and Nancy Robbins Leatherbury. He was raised in Madison until the age of six when the family moved to Milton, Kentucky. He attended Trimble County High School and later attended Ivy Tech receiving certificates in welding and auto body. He was inducted into the United States Marine Corps on January 4, 1995 in Louisville, Kentucky. He served in the 1345 Engineer Equipment Operators and was honorably discharged on January 5, 1999 from Camp Lejeune, North Carolina receiving the National Defense Service Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Certificate of Commendation, the Rifle Expert Badge, and the Pistol Sharpshooter Badge. After returning home from the Marines he worked for North American Stainless as a foreman for 13 years and for three years at Nugent Sand as a heavy equipment operator and mechanic. In September 1995 he was united in marriage to Amanda Ramsey and this union was blessed with a daughter, Kristen. For the past three years he worked at Vehicle Services Group in Madison as a tool maker. He was raised in the St. John's United Church of Christ in Madison. ScareCrow as he was nick-named loved riding around in his Jeep, hunting, fishing, and being with his daughter and his grandsons. James died on Sunday, September 20, 2020, at 2:44 p.m. at the University of Louisville Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky from injuries suffered in a Jeep accident. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY James will be missed by his loving daughter, Kristen Leatherbury of La Grange, Kentucky; his grandchildren, Jeffrey James Cox, Caden Conner Mynhier, and Brandon Lee Mynhier, Jr.; his parents, James Lawrence, Sr. and Nancy Robbins Leatherbury; his sisters, Rachel Blomberg and her husband, Jim of Louisville, Kentucky, Tonya Glacken of Batesville, Indiana, Mary Smith of Osgood, Indiana, Shannon Wolf and her husband, Steve of Milton, Kentucky; his brother, Chester Leatherbury of Milton, Kentucky; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Robert and Nellie Robbins and Chester and Mary Leatherbury. VISITATION Friends may visit Friday, September 25, 2020 from 4:00 PM - 6:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute will be conducted on Friday at 6:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana, with full military honors to follow at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana by the United States Marine Corps Ceremonial Unit and the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warriors. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre's of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences and memorials, www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of James Lawrence "ScareCrow" Leatherbury, II, please click here to visit our sympathy store.