William Leon Frazier was born in Brundidge Alabama on October 11, 1942. Leon was born to Tempie Lee Frazier and the late William Frazier and raised by his grandmother the late Azie Lee Flournoy. When he was a teen, they moved from Alabama to Magnolia, Ohio and he attended Sandy Valley High School where he was active and a leader in sports. Leon graduated from Sandy Valley and soon after entered into the U.S. Navy where he served four years. He then after worked various jobs and later retired from Republic/LTV Steel. Leon was active in his social life. As a generous and friendly man he entertained many family and friends as they gathered to socialize. He was an avid chess player and enjoyed fishing. He often worked on cars and did yard work and gardening for himself and others. In his later years, Leon would often be seen riding his bicycle around his neighborhood or sitting on the porch with his closest childhood friends who called him "Ponce", short for Ponce de Leon. Many friends and family enjoyed great times with him up through his failing health. In his latter years he went to live with his brother Charles and sister-n-law Debra and his daughter Stephanie. He spent quality time with his grandkids and kept hope in his favorite team the Cleveland Browns. Leon's health began to decline and after a long hospital and nursing stay, he went home to be with the Lord on March 25, 2017.  Leon is survived by his mother Tempie Lee Frazier; his aunt Azie Lee Holley of Miami Gardens, Florida, he was a proud father of his two daughters Ann(Raymond) Hicks, Stephanie Frazier(Darnell Mumford); he is the eldest of his five siblings John(Debra), Robert(Edelaide), Arthur(Liz), Mary, & Isaiah; he is an adored grandfather of Anthony, Aquana, Aaron, Adasia Diggs and Darshanae, Dominique, Demetrius, Shardai'Ja, and Ashanti Mumford; he has three great-grandchildren Aaron, Santana, & Alaysia; a step-son Eugene LaPrade who he help raise and remained close to throughout the years; a confidant and close friend Kevin Kopan, and a close family friend Brenda Dansby-Keith who enjoyed cooking for him and family. Leon leaves to mourn a host of family and friends who loved him tremendously and will miss him.