LEONARD HOGSTON, age 77, of Bedford, entered into rest October 24, 2011. Beloved husband of 40 + years to Marie (nee Keen); loving father of David and Mark (Lora); devoted grandfather of Jerry Hogston, Virginia Hogston, and Skyler Baird; dear brother of Edison Hogston and Martha Butcher. Preceded in death by daughter Mary Rebecca Baird, his brother Leon and sisters Loriane Bunch and Ruby Blythe. He was the son of a preacher and a member of Pleasant View Church in Litchfield, OH. Family will receive friends WEDNESDAY OCT. 26th FROM 4-8 P.M. AT THE CHARLES R. BLESSING FUNERAL HOME, 8592 DARROW RD. (one half miles S. of I-480 Rt. 91 exit), where funeral services will be held on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011 at 11a.m. Interment Crown Hill Cemetery.