Ms. Jennifer Lynette Leach, 51, of 1816 Simonton Road, Statesville, N.C., was born in Iredell County on October 28, 1968. She was the daughter of Lewis Bailey and Patricia Ann Leach Ellis. She departed this life unexpectedly on Monday, September 7, 2020, at Iredell Memorial Hospital.

She was a gradate of Mooresville Senior High School and attended Mitchell Community College.

In addition to her father, Lewis Bailey, and her mother, Patricia Ann Leach Ellis, she is survived by her grandmother, Louise Leach of Troutman; one brother, Reginald Ellis of Galax, Va.; four sisters, Cynthia Leach of Bronx, N.Y., Angela Leach of Mooresville, and Dianne Reddick and Collette Feimster, both of Statesville; her special friend, Cheryl Ramseur of Statesville; her aunts, Evanelist Clara Rucker and Bernice (Samuel) Sharpe, both of Troutman, Louise Bailey, Peggy Norman and Betty Ivory, all of Statesville; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Rutledge and Bigham Funeral Home is serving the family.