William B. "Bill" Leslie

Rev. William B. "Bill" Leslie, 62 of Paragould, died Wednesday at his residence. Bill was the Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church, and was a member of the Arkansas Annual Conference. Bill has served churches in Garland, Texas, and in Arkansas at Magnolia, Norphlet, Mount Ida, Warren, Hot Springs Village, Fort Smith and Paragould. He was a member of the Paragould Rotary Club, Arkansas Methodist Medical Center Board of Directors. Bill loved to hunt, fish and be with his dogs. He was preceded in death by his parents, Willis B. and Oralee Bryant Leslie; daughter Tara Leslie Kortenber. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Leslie of the home; daughter Brooke Whisenhunt of Springfield, Mo.; son Kyle Leslie of Chesapeake, Va.; aunts, Olga Boles of Nacogdoches, Texas and Charlotte Leslie of Texarkana, Texas; six grandchildren. Visitation will be Friday from 12:30-2 p.m. in the Welcome Center at First United Methodist Church. Memorial services will follow at 2 p.m. in the sanctuary of the First United Methodist Church with Revs. Jack Wilson, Steve Poarch, Angie Gage and Sue Kelley officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Glenwood, Ark. The family has requested that memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church, Paragould, Ark.