Leslie Allen French

Services for Leslie Allen French, 63, will be at 10:00 am Monday, January 5, 2026, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Memorial Park Cemetery.

Mr. French died Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at home.

Mr. French was born June 4, 1962, in Los Angeles, California, the son of Delbert Ray French and Carolyn Mae French. He graduated in 1980. He moved to Lawrence, Kansas in 1988.

Mr. French was employed as a drywaller and did asphalt and seal coating for businesses around Lawrence, Kansas. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and being on his boat.  Mr. French enjoyed collecting coins and bragging about ones that were graded that he had.

He married Jane Ford on September 22, 1981, in Oskaloosa, Kansas.  They divorced.  His significant other Samantha Spencer Lawrence, Kansas survives of the home.

Other survivors include his mother Carolyn Mae French Lawrence, Kansas; sisters, Thelma French-Gomez Lawrence, Kansas, sister Tina Rae French (Trino) Lawrence, Kansas, brother Delbert Ray French II Lawrence, Kansas and many nephews and nieces.

Daughter Jessica French (Decker) (Matt) Downers Grove, Illinois

Daughter Jennifer French (Decker) Bolingbrook, Illinois and five grandchildren.

His father Delbert Ray French died earlier, his niece died August 3, 2024.

Visitation and viewing will take place from 10:00 am – 11:00 am on Monday, January 5, 2026, at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home.  The family will proceed to Memorial Park Cemetery, 1517 East 15^th Street Lawrence, Kansas 66044 at 11:00 am for graveside services.

The family suggests memorial contributions be sent to Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home for funeral expenses, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66044.