Ralph Leger LeBlanc

March 17, 2015

Appalachia, Virginia Ralph Leger LeBlanc, 80, of Appalachia, passed away on March 17, 2015 at Lonesome Pine Hospital. He was born in Chelsea, MA on July 15, 1934. He was the oldest son of Frank and Regina LeBlanc. Ralph lived in Canada as a young child and came back to the United States for good as a teenager. He lived many places but called Appalachia home. Ralph served in the Air Force and was awarded the National Defense Service and Good Conduct Medals. He received an honorable discharge in 1962. Ralph graduated from East Tennessee State University in 1964. He worked for Joy Manufacturing Co. and Modern Woodman Insurance. He was a member of the Appalachia United Methodist church where he taught Sunday school for many years. He was a faithful friend, husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Faye Jackson LeBlanc; daughter, Pamela LeBlanc Swiney and husband, Rodney W. Swiney; two grandsons, Caleb Leger Swiney and Micah Walker Swiney of Dallas, GA; two brothers, Lloyd LeBlanc of Leistershire, England and John LeBlanc of Mason, NH; along with his extended family William C. and Frankie Jackson of Big Stone Gap; Dr. Gary and Barbara Sue Walters of Johnson City, TN; Jeff and Laura Price along with children Olivia and Jackson of Monroe, VA; Robert Jackson, Sr. of Troy, NC; Robert and Angela Jackson along with sons Isaac, Samuel and Luke of Indian Trail, NC; and Bryan M. Jackson of Appalachia. Ralph is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Regina LeBlanc, and his brother, Leander LeBlanc along with his father-in-law, William Curtis Jackson and mother-in-law, Ruth Mumpower Jackson. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 20 from 6 to 8 pm at the Roy A. Green Funeral Home in Appalachia. The funeral service was held on Saturday, March 21 at 2pm with Rev. David Gilbert officiating at the Appalachia United Methodist church. The body will lie in state at the church 1 hour before services. The interment will follow at the American Legion Cemetery in Big Stone Gap.