Funeral services for Leonel Cavazos, 72, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 2:00 PM at Kilpatrick Funeral Home on Monday, November 19, 2018 with Father Frank Coens officiating. Interment will follow at St. Paschal Cemetery in West Monroe with his brother-in-law, Gill Teekell officiating.Leonel was born June 8, 1946 in Santa Maria, TX and passed away on November 16, 2018 in West Monroe, LA. He is preceded in death by his wife, Maxine Hodge Cavazos; sons, Keith Hodge, Chris Hodge, and Tracy Moose Hodge; and his parents, Merced and Eva Cavazos.Leonel is survived by his children, Vernon Spot Hodge and wife Susie, Vincent Hodge and wife Anna, Otis Hodge, Theresa Pittman and husband Mike, Thomas Tommy Hodge, Laura (Gloria) Rodden and husband Bubba, and Michelle Pletka and husband Todd; siblings, Ellie Johnston (Van), Elvia Boyd, Marie Boyd (Troy), Martin Cavazos (Denise), Conchita Teekell (Gill), Johnny Cavazos (Susan), and Manuel Cavazos; 26 grandchildren, which includes his special grandson Zach Hodge; 29 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.Pallbearers will be Manuel Cavazos, Johnny Cavazos, Jimmie Boyd, Mike Pittman, Bubba Rodden, and Todd Pletka.Online condolences may be made to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.comKilpatrick Funeral HomesWest Monroe, LA