Leonard R. Deloteus Sr., 87, of Bowling Green died at 5:15 p.m. Jan. 31, 2004, at a Bowling Green nursing home.The New Orleans native was owner of the former Crescent Electronics Inc., a board member of The Salvation Army, the Chamber of Commerce Industrial Development Corporation and Fidelity Federal Savings and Loan, a member of the XV Literary Club, a Rotarian, served in the Louisiana National Guard and was a tennis enthusiast. He was a son of the late William F. Deloteus and Catherine Giefers Deloteus. He was preceded in death by a brother, Palmer W. Deloteus.Memorial celebration will be at 11 a.m. Feb. 14 at The Presbyterian Church, where he was a deacon and elder. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 14 at the church. J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Lovers Lane chapel, is in charge of arrangements.Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to The Presbyterian Church, 1003 State St., Bowling Green, KY 42101; Alzheimers Disease Research Center, Sanders-Brown Center of Aging, University of Kentucky, 101 Sanders-Brown Building, 800 Limestone St., Lexington, KY 40536-0230; or Salvation Army, 400 W. Main St., Bowling Green, KY 42101.Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Dorothy Pugh Deloteus of Bowling Green; three daughters, Nelsie Grissom of Mishawaka, Ind., Phyllis Garrett and her husband, Mike, of Monett, Mo., and Linda Garrett and her husband, Mitch, of Louisville; a son, Leonard Raymond Ray Deloteus Jr. of Birmingham, Ala.; a sister, Alma D. Wells of Nashville; five grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; three great-grandsons; and three great-stepgrandsons.

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