Hubert Curtis "Chuck" Leach, 79, of Panama City, passed away on Thursday, May 03, 2018 in his home. He was born June 18, 1938 in Johnson City, Tennessee to Hubert Curtis Leach Sr. and Bertie Leach. He was a retired Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force. He also served his country as a government contractor in the United Kingdom and Germany. He loved to travel especially in the Bavarian Alps. In Panama City, he also worked for Coastal Computers and Hertz Rent A Car. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Jean Thompson and Carol Delambo. He is survived by his wife, Linda Faye Adams Leach; two children, Bryan Leach (Karen); Rebecca Leach; four grandchildren, Bryan Leach Jr., Nicholas Leach, Conner Radzavich and Dalton Claghorn. He was a beloved brother-in-law of Audry Austin (Marion) and their son, Dwight Austin (Becky) and their children, Christy and Christopher. He was also a brother-in-law to Sylvia Conner (Ellis) as well as uncle to Kathy Conner and her children, Anthony, Jeffrey, Kaitlyn and Destiny. In 1974, he caught the world record Sockeye (Red) Salmon on the Kenai River in Alaska. The record has yet to be broken. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don Shoots officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Gardens with military honors conducted at the graveside.