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Leah H. (Yoder) Peachey

Leah Hilda (Yoder) Peachey, 72, of 1022 Graber Avenue, Sarasota, Fla., passed away on Jan. 30, 2019, at her home. She was born Sept. 11, 1946, in Belleville, to LeRoy S. and Amelia (Peachey) Yoder.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas J. Peachey, whom she married on April 18, 1968. Also surviving are her eight children, Orpha Yoder, of Harrisonburg, Va., Titus and Sarah Ann Peachey, of Harmony, N.C., (currently serving in Peru), Ruth and Roman Kauffman, of Chuckey, Tenn., Rachel and Tim Troyer, of Limestone, Tenn., David and Rachel Peachey, of Seymour, Mo., Sadie and Donnie Bodkin, Nathan Peachey and Samuel Peachey, of Sarasota, Fla.

Her surviving siblings are Sam and Katie Yoder, of Rose Hill, Va., Kore and Anna Yoder, of Midway, Tenn., Salina and Gideon Renno, of Mifflintown, Fannie and Mannie Troyer, of Plains, Mont., Katie and Ivan Waver, of Evart, Mich., Leroy Jr. and Mary Yoder, of Mifflintown, and Henry and Kathy Yoder, of Mount Pleasant Mills.

She is also survived by 26 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, LeRoy S. and Amelia (Peachey) Yoder; two brothers, David S. and Louie E.; and one grandson, Adrian Peachey.

A memorial service was held on Jan. 30, 2019, at Tourist Mennonite Church in Sarasota, Fla., with Pastors Roy Kline and John Paul Raber officiating. Funeral services were held on Feb. 2, 2019, at Union Grove Amish Church in Union Grove, N.C., with Pastors Mark Schlabach, Raymond Detweiler and John Henry Whetstone officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery, with Pastor Gabriel Schlabach officiating.