He has one daughter, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Leland worked for Gaylord, a timber company, for about two years. He bagan working for Transco in 1951 and retired from that company in 1985. They lived in Jackson, La. until shortly before his retirement. Following the demise of Imogene, his first wife, he married Mrs. Rita Hyde Westmoreland in 1979, a widow and mother of three, grandmother of nine and great grandmother of three.
Gardening is a hobby as evidenced by flowering plants and shrubs.
Lelan also maintains a vegetable garden.