Leland Sonier, Sr., 72, of Orange, passed away on September 14, 2014, in Orange.
Funeral services will be 10:00 AM, Thursday, September 18, 2014, at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Burial will follow at Antioch Cemetery in Buna.
Visitation will be from 5:00-8:00 PM, Wednesday September 17th at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.
Born in Vinton, Louisiana, on November 24, 1941, He was the son of Vores Sonier and Lucille (Pruitt) Sonier. Leland was a retired truck driver.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Vores and Lucille Sonier; wife, Betty Sonier; brothers, Floyd Sonier, Edward Sonier, and Jerry Wayne Sonier.
He is survived by his children, Leland Sonier, Jr. and wife, Cindy of Orange, Ricky Sonier and wife, Connie of Spring; grandchildren, Michael Sonier, Mathew Sonier, Misty Sonier, and Blake Sonier; great-grandchildren, Kaiden Zavadil, Madison Sonier, and Preston Sonier; brothers, L. J. Sonier, Dudley Sonier; and his half-sister, Gladys Martin.