Sammy Frasier Leslie

Sammy Frasier Leslie, age 78, of Forrest City, died Friday, April 21, 2023, at the River Ridge Rehab and Care Center in Wynne. He had been in poor health for the past several months. Mr. Leslie was born June 7, 1944, in Forrest City, and was the son of Ethel Irene Leslie Foust. Sammy spent his childhood in Forrest City, where he lived with and was raised by his maternal grandmother, Minnie Countz Leslie Heath. In 1965, at the age of twenty, he joined the United States Air Force. He served for three years as a security guard before returning home in 1968. Upon returning home, Sammy went to work for Warwick (Sanyo), where he worked for several years before going to work at Burnett Drug Store in Wynne. He delivered medication for over ten years until the drug store closed in 1992. He went to work for the St. Francis County Sheriff's Office as a jailer, and worked there for over twenty years until he retired. Sammy spent his retirement years living at his grandmother's house. He enjoyed spending his retirement by making routinely trips to the local Walmart and visiting with his many friends. He enjoyed collecting armed forces items, making weekly trips to the Memphis V.A., and attending Connect Point Church, where he was a member. Mr. Leslie is survived by one brother, Loyd Howell Leslie, and wife, Debbie, of Leonard, Texas, two sisters; Patsy Bryant of Stuttgart and Mary Catherine Foust, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, one sister-in-law, Cheryl Leslie of Wynne, aunts; Carolyn Faye McCain, and husband, Ralph, and Sandra Taylor, and husband, Loyd, all of Forrest City, and Joann Ramsey of Wynne, and a host of cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Minni Countz Leslie Heath, his mother, Ethel Irene Leslie Foust, two brothers; Rowland Brewer Leslie and Gerald Wayne Foust, and a uncle, Bill Ramsey. Services for Mr. Leslie will be held at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, with burial in the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in Birdeye. Visitation will be Wednesday, 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. You may log on to stevensfuneralhome.net for the online registry.

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Sammy Frasier Leslie

June 7, 1944 - April 21, 2023