Leonard died May 5, 2011. He was born July 24, 1919 in Lame Deer, Montana. Leonard was a member of the Pentecostal Church and was drafted into Civilian Public Service in 1943 from Seminole, Oklahoma. He was trained as a smokejumper during the 1944 season and made nine training and three fire jumps.

Leonard's employment is listed as "worked in Surface Combustion Industry as a Sheer Operator." He is also listed as Rev. L.G. Raney so could have held full-time job and was also a Pentecostal Minister. Leonard is buried in Holland, Ohio.