Margaret M. Leonard

Margaret M. Leonard, 70, a native of Miami, Florida and resident of Diamondhead, MS, died August 27, 2010, at Ochsner's North Shore Medical Facility.
She is survived by daughter, Michelle Collins; grandsons, Brian & Nicholas Ong; step mother, Delena McClaren; half sisters, Lori McClaren Schultz Bar, Gail Johnson; half brother, Jim McClaren; and step sister, Denise Guffanti. She also is the step mother to Curtis Leonard, Andrea Stone, and Lela Naughton. She has 14 step grandchildren.
She was a twenty year employee of Pan American World Airways based in Miami and New York. She worked at Stennis Space Center for 18 years in support of the NASA mission in testing space shuttle engines where she retired in 2001. She was also a recipient of numerous NASA awards for her accomplishments. She volunteered at the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society as a financial counselor helping young military families with family budgets and other financial services.
Visitation will be from 1:00p.m. to 4:00p.m., Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 125 Church Ave. (E. Beach) Pass Christian, MS, until the funeral at 4p.m. at the church.
Burial will be at Live Oak Cemetery in Pass Christian.
RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, Kiln Delisle Road, is in charge of arrangements, and memories may be shared at www.riemannfamily.com.