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Leroy Setzer

March 25, 1924 — September 12, 2024

Leroy Setzer

Leroy Setzer, 100, passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024, at Madison Health and Rehabilitation. A native of Haywood, County and born on March 25, 1924, to the late Raymond and Estelle Hyde Setzer. He is also preceded in death by his wife Margaret “Maggie” Kirkpatrick Setzer who passed away in 1998, an infant son Neal, sister Betty Ferguson, two brothers Bob and Joel Setzer and a half-brother Edwin Allison.

Leroy served in the US Navy giving aviation support aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown and retired after 22 years as a Chief Petty Officer. He then retired as a Customer Service Manager for Sears and Roebuck after 20 years of service.

Leroy was a Mason for 72 years and enjoyed camping, hunting, fishing and most of all his family and country. 

He is survived by his daughter Gail Setzer, a son Greg Setzer (Michelle) and granddaughter Maggie Setzer Temple (Andrew), two grandsons Ben and Jack Temple and a special friend Donnie Phillips. 

 A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in the Waynesville Chapel of Wells Funeral Home. Masonic rites will be rendered. Interment will follow at Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Park Cemetery with Military Honors. The family will receive friends between 1:00 p.m. and 1:45 p.m. at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to https://www.ncwildlife.org/donate (NC Wildlife Endowment Fund) or mail checks to NCWRC, 1702 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1702

The care of Mr. Setzer has been entrusted to Wells Funeral Home of Waynesville 

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Visitation

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

1:00 - 1:45 pm (Eastern time)

Wells Funeral Home - Waynesville

296 North Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786

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Funeral Service

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

2:00 - 3:00 pm (Eastern time)

Wells Funeral Home - Waynesville

296 North Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786

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Interment

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

3:00 - 4:00 pm (Eastern time)

Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park

886 Russ Ave, Waynesville, NC 28786

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