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Harold Alex Leigh, 29, of Mauriceville, passed away Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Harold was born on July 11, 1983 in Beaumont, to his parents, Danny Leigh and Eloise (Prudhome) Leigh, he was a lifelong resident of Mauriceville, he worked as a First Class Welder with the Crumpler’s Shipyard in Orange and he was of the Baptist faith.

Harold was a man who lived his life to the fullest; he enjoyed spending time fishing, deer hunting, boating, swimming and simply being in the outdoors. Harold will be remembered for his smile, his kindness and his respect for his fellow man.

Harold is preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Eva Fontenot Prudhome; his maternal grandfather, Preston Prudhome and his maternal great grandmother, Lizzy Fontenot.

Those who will most cherish his memory are his mother and father, Eloise and Don McCluskey of Orange; his birth father, Danny Leigh; Harold’s wife, Rebecca Jean Leigh of Mauriceville; his daughter, Lexie Trahan of Hornbeck, LA; his son, Zachary Alex Leigh of Mauriceville; his sister, Susan Williams of Oklahoma; his brother, Eddie McCluskey of Oklahoma; his aunt, Betty Zernial and husband, Danny of Kountze, as well as numerous extended family.

Services to remember Harold’s life will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, Sept. 21,in the Chapel of Dorman Funeral Home in Orange. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow services in Autumn Oaks Memorial Park in Orange.

A gathering of family and friends for a time of reflection, will be from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home.

Condolences for the family may be sent to www.dormanfuneralhome.com.