Leonard Cross Obituary Leonard Cross passed away at his home with his family surrounding him on December 14, 2020. He had base of the tongue cancer. He was diagnosed with that in April of 2019. Leonard was born in Prineville, Oregon on March 2, 1944 to Leonard W. and Alice Donna Belle Cross. He lived there for 5 years before moving to Nampa, on Cherry Lane, where his folks were farming. He attended elementary schools later in Kuna, later moving to Highway 20 and attended school at Franklin 3rd thru 8th grade. In 1958 moved to North of Middleton, where he lived and farmed with his mom and dad. He attended Middleton schools, graduating in 1962. He joined the Marines in 1963 thru 1967 serving during the Vietnam war. After getting out of the service he returned home and farmed with his mom and dad.. He worked at the Caldwell post office for 4 years. He then continued to farm with his mom and dad until he met the love of his life in the grain field. They had gone out to combine a new customer, neither one knew that the fathers started bragging about their son and daughter. The young lady drove truck and drove down to field to see why they were not combining. The father looks up and says, you must be Darlene. Darlene this is my son Leonard, and he is not married, and I hear you are not married. She was so embarrassed and walked out of field and Leonard says dad. They started talking later that day in field when Leonard asked her to ride in the combine with him. They considered that their first date love at first sight and within 6 months they were married on Dec. 6, 1975. They bought a Boise Cascade Home and put it on the property Leonard owned. They had 5 daughters, from 1977 thru 1984, Melissa, Becky, Kimberly, Angie, and Jennifer. After retiring from combining, he worked at Darigold, Sorrento Cheese, Custodian at Middleton School District. He drove school bus for Middleton for almost 12 years. He was EMT for Middleton for 10 years during 1980 to 1990. He took his family camping, went to their ball games. Leonard loved to bowl and play golf with his wife Darlene. He loved to play cards and Cribbage with his sisters. He attended Canyon Hill Nazarene Church. After he was diagnosed with cancer in April of 2019, Leonard and Darlene decided to go on a 5000-mile cross country trip with their new Jeep Compass. They went to see Leonards sister and brother-in-law in Michigan. They covered lots of states. The most exciting was going to Nashville and going to the Grand Ole Opry. They went to Branson, Missouri to a show and Kentucky to see the Ark and to Detroit to see Detroit Tigers play the New York Yankees. Then to South Dakota to see the Presidents on the rocks and to Yellowstone to see Old Faithful. A trip they will never forget. We want to thank Hospice, especially, Brittany, Amy for being there for Leonard. He is survived by his wife, Darlene of 45 years, five daughters Melissa, Efrain Duran, Becky Cross, Kimberly, Mike Swinney, Angie Cervantes, Jennifer, Cross. 16 grandchildren, Ashley, Bud Hall, Kayla Cross, Marcos, Efrain, Luis Duran, Thomas, Isiah, Daric Shaw, Vincent, Levi, Emerie Swinney, Summer, Alex, Preston, Mario Cervantes, 4 great grandkids, Chenoa, Catriona, Kennan, Braixen Hall; 2 sisters Yvonne, Adrin Yribar, Lennette, Norm Spidell. Several nieces and nephews. Preceding in death, his parents, Leonard W Cross, Alice Donna Belle Cross, Arlene and Raymond Reding, His mother and father-in-law; 4 brothers in law, Jerry Reding, Lynn Reding, Bruce Caywood, Jaime Sexton, and both sets of grandparents on both sides. Private graveside service will be held at the Middleton Cemetery. A Celebration of life will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 at the Harvest Life Church, 11437 Orchard Ave., Nampa Arrangements are under the direction of the Nampa Funeral Home, Yraguen Chapel where an online guest book is available at www.nampafuneralhome.com Memorials may be made to the Idaho Peace Officers Memorial at www.idahopeaceofficersmemorial.com Services Celebration of Life Saturday February 6, 2021 11:00 AM Harvest Life Church 11437 W. Orchard Ave. Nampa, Idaho 83651 Private Committal Middleton Cemetery 23660 Cemetery Rd Middleton, ID 83644