MCLEANSBORO – Charles Lee Lenard, Jr, age 79, passed away at his residence at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, December 23, 2023.

Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Harre Funeral Home.  Burial will be in Smith Cemetery in Dale.

Charles was born October 22, 1944, in San Antonio, TX to Charles Lenard Sr. and Hazel (Teague) Lenard. He married Elma Marie Cross November 11, 1966, in McLeansboro and she passed away August 24, 2021. He worked as a logger in the logging industry and he loved coon hunting and enjoying life with his wife.

Survivors include daughters Robin (Lenard) Ziegler and husband Bruce, Opdyke, IL, and Charlotte (Lenard) King of McLeansboro, IL; son B.J. Lenard and wife Tina, Akin, IL; nine grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, four brothers and five sisters.

Charles was preceded in Death By his Parents and wife Elma.

The Harre Funeral Home in McLeansboro is in charge of arrangements.