Leonard Myrick aged 53, was found dead at his home at Edgewater Beach, Lauderdale County, Saturday at 8pm believed to have been caused by an acute heart attack.

Deceased was a native and lifelong resident of Lauderdale County, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Myrick, pioneer residents of the county, He was a member of the Church of Christ.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Daisy Myrick; three sons, Cecil, Charles and James Myrick, Lauderdale County; four daughters, Mrs. Zeb Hill, Lacy Springs; Mrs. Frank Macke, Miss Ruth Myrick and Mrs. G. L. Sanderson, Florence; two brothers Bradley and John Myrick, Florence; four sisters; Mrs. Minnie Wisdom, Killen; Mrs. A. D. Cooper, Mrs. Mary Lou Comer and Mrs. Granville Peck, Florence.

Funeral services were conducted Sunday at 3 p.m. at Crystal Springs church, by H. B. Dodd, minister of the Church of Christ. Interment followed in the cemetery there, Fielder directing.

Pallbearers: T. F. Foust, C. B. Foust, J.D. Foust, Roy Foust, Wylie Martin, and D. L. Martin, cousins.

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