Ben is the husband of Allison Barber Leonard and the father of Millie Leonard (age 8) and J.B. Leonard (age 6). Ben and his family live in Providence, Kentucky in a house that is nearly 100 years old that they personally remodeled. Ben is also the son of Joe and Patsy Leonard. His mother was a homemaker and his father is a retired Southern Baptist Minister and Vietnam veteran. His grandmother (Mildred Leonard) worked in the school lunchroom and his grandfather (J.B. Leonard) was a farmer and welder. Ben's children carry the namesakes of his grandmother and grandfather and they will understand in years to come the special meaning of their names. Ben is also the son-in-law of Bill and Ann Kay Smith, a retired coal miner and teacher.
