Leo T. Kline, 89, of lifelong Memphian, died December 30, 2010 in Oakland, Mississippi. The family will receive friends on Sunday, January 2, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. concluding with a Rosary service at 7:00 p.m. at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens on Poplar Avenue. Funeral Mass will be Monday, January 3, at St. Therese the Little Flower Catholic Church beginning at 10:00 a.m. with burial following in Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Kline was a graduate of Humes High School, a World War II Seabee of the U.S. Navy and a communicant of St. Therese. He was preceded in death by his parents Leo Sr. & Marguerite Kline and sister Marguerite Alessi. Mr. Kline is survived by his daughter Pat Bloodworth (Lin) of Oakland, MS; niece Judy Cupp (David); granddaughter Christine Vaughn; grandson Al Bloodworth and five great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.memphisfuneralhome.net.
