George “Bud” Leonard, 58, a McMinnville resident and Houston, Texas native, died Nov. 8 at his residence following a four-year illness. An employee of Ben Lomand Telephone Cooperative and a United States Army veteran, he was the son of Kathy Huston of Temecula, Calif. He was married Aug. 15, 1980 to Kimberly Leonard of McMinnville.