Auty Mae Leach

1930 - 2021  (91 years)

• Name	Auty Mae Leach
  Birth	12 May 1930	Bellwood, Natchitoches Parish, LA
  Gender	Female
  Death	4 Sep 2021	Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, LA
  Person ID	I12784	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	James Thomas "J.T." Platt,   b. 8 May 1927, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA d. 26 Jan 2021, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F4961	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Leach, Auty Mae Platt (1930-2021) Individual photo of Auty Mae Leach Platt came from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75279792/l-irene-stewart Maintained by: Kathy S. Savoie Originally Created by: VERNA Added: 21 Aug 2011 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75279792/l-irene-stewart : accessed 9 April 2022), memorial page for L. Irene Platt Stewart (9 Mar 1930–21 Aug 2011), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75279792, citing Prien Memorial Park Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Kathy S. Savoie (contributor 47333179) . Photo was added to the above site by Frances Brehm.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232143194/auty-mae-platt Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232143194/auty-mae-platt : accessed 9 April 2022), memorial page for Auty Mae Leach Platt (12 May 1930–4 Sep 2021), Find a Grave Memorial ID 232143194, ; Maintained by Frances Brehm (contributor 50906954) Cremated. Created by: Frances Brehm Added: 16 Sep 2021 Find a Grave Memorial 232143194 Auty Mae Leach Platt BIRTH 12 May 1930 Bellwood, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, USA DEATH 4 Sep 2021 (aged 91) Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA BURIAL Cremated MEMORIAL ID 232143194 · View Source Auty Mae Leach Platt, 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 4, 2021, in Lake Charles, Louisiana. A native of Bellwood, Louisiana, Auty moved to Lake Charles when she was eighteen. She and her late husband, JT, were longtime members of First Baptist Church of Lake Charles. She was a choir member until she began as the pianist in the 4th grade Sunday school department and continued as a teacher there for over 40 years. She was also a researcher for the church historical committee. She "met a guy" from Bridge City at a fall church fellowship while working as a telephone operator. They married in the spring and celebrated 71 anniversaries. She continued as an operator for three years until joining JT briefly while he was in the army in West Virginia. A beloved homemaker with four children, she was involved in their lives volunteering as a room mother. She and JT worked as band boosters for nine years at Lake Charles High School. They volunteered in the concession stand until halftime every home game. They both enjoyed attending the All-Class Reunions for LCHS even though neither of them was alumni. She was a Wildcat through and through. She sewed, crocheted, and quilted like her mother and grandmother, passing down that love to her daughters. Many times, you would find her and Grandma Leach (and whoever else was around) working on stitches at the quilting frame hanging from the ceiling in the living room. Auty and JT had a passion for genealogy. They loved discovering new branches of their families. They often traveled to meet long-lost cousins and enjoyed introducing members of different families who had lost touch. She also had a passion for the written word, loving books and teaching grandchildren to read. She passed down that love to her children and grandchildren as well. Every room in their house was full of shelves overflowing with every genre of book, library cards in each that could be checked out by neighbors or grandkids. And the library cards were always current. Preceding Auty in death is her husband of 71 years, James T. Platt, Sr.; her parents, Thomas Alvin Leach and Emma Zelma Moss Leach as well as her brother and older sisters. SURVIVORS OMITTED. The memorial to honor the lives of Auty and J.T. will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 4, 2021 at the Vineyard Church. The Rev. Scot Stewart will officiate. Cremation was entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home. A gathering will begin at 10:30 AM and will continue following the service along with a luncheon in the church.If you'd like to honor Auty, please consider a donation to your local library or reading program. Family Members Parents Thomas Alvin Leach 1892-1964 Zelma Moss Leach 1900-1995 Spouse James Thomas Platt 1927-2021 Siblings Elsie Ovecia Leach Cook 1922-2006