Leonard Sledge Jr. Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Leonard Sledge Jr. (Lanham, Maryland), whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on February 22, 2026 at the age of 79. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Leonard Sledge, Sr. and Mary Florence Davis Sledge; and his siblings, Mary "Pete" Sledge, Barbara Jean McNair and Apostle Alvin D. Sledge.
He is survived by: his wife Janet Long Sledge of Bowie, MD; his sons, Thomas Jiggetts, Jr. of Warrenton, NC, Eric Sledge (Rebecca Sitton Sledge) of Bristow, VA and Darnell Sledge of Greenbelt, MD; his grandchildren, Eric Isaiah Leonard Sledge, Elijah Jordan Leon Sledge and Elise Naomi Rae Sledge of Bristow, VA; his siblings, William Sledge of Burtonsville, MD and Carolyn Sledge Boyd (Eddie Boyd) of Norlina, NC; his sister-in-law Catherine Humphrey; his nieces and nephews, Paul, Tanya, Latrice, Kenneth, Jamesa, Chandra, Casha and Chalis; his friends, Willie, Louise Green, McKinley and Sylvia Sexton; and his close friends, Curtis, Jobie Bell and Kennedy. He is also survived by great-nieces/nephews and cousins.
