Advanced Presiding Elder Samuel William Leatherbury Obituary

In loving memory of Advanced Presiding Elder Samuel William Leatherbury of Eden, Maryland, who departed this world on February 2, 2026 at the age of 95. Advanced leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Matthew W. Leatherbury and Emma Gillette Leatherbury; and his children, Gloria L. Jones and Samuel Eli Leatherbury. He is survived by: his wife Kathleen Leatherbury; his children, Bathsheba Burks (Advanced Presiding), Judith Leatherbury Brown, Ulam Leatherbury (Marcia) and Michael W. Leatherbury (Inez); his sisters, Pearline Price and Martha Mitchell (Bishop Namon); his daughter-in-law Valerie P. Leatherbury; and his sisters-in-law, Carolyn Bungy, Claudette Leatherbury and Lavenia Leatherbury. He is also survived by 19 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, in-laws, and friends.