Leonard Winfield Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Leonard Winfield Jr. was born December 7, 1973 in Kankakee, IL to Leonard Sr. and Almeatris Triplett Winfield. Leonard graduated from Kankakee High School in 1992. He held a CDL license and was a truck driver for ACME. He also worked for Fox Developmental Center. He was a member of Zion Gate Missionary Baptist Church where he served as a deacon. He was a member of St. Elmo Lodge #916. He was united in holy matrimony to the former Tomeka Rone and their union was blessed with one child. Leonard had grit; was selfless, and he was not a quitter, even with his illness. He participated in league softball, Jaycees baseball, and was an umpire in the National Softball Association. He leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Tomeka Winfield of Kankakee, IL; three sons, Jordan Winfield of Kankakee, IL, Taylor Winfield of Chicago, IL and Sidney Winfield of Kankakee, IL; one daughter, Daisy Rone Winfield of Kankakee, IL; a step-daughter, Dynasty Riley of Atlanta, GA; one brother, Gerald Triplett of Kankakee, IL; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Greta and Shawn Ward and Charloit Winfield McKenzie, all of Kankakee, IL and Kelly and Melvin Rusher of Ypsilanti, MI; his maternal grandmother, Daisy Triplett of Macon, Mississippi; his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Sarah and Jonny Rone of Sun River Terrace, IL; in-laws, Bettina (Corey) Rone-Gray of Park Forest, IL and Cedric Gholston of Kankakee, IL; two nieces, Colanthia (Lateef) Terrell and Lydia Jones; one nephew, Emory Smith, and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his paternal grandparents, Georgia and James Winfield and his maternal grandfather, James Triplett.

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Leonard Winfield Jr.

December 7, 1973 - July 9, 2020