LEROY FRANCIS ALLEN "BUDDY" SOULE MAJOR - Cranston 01:00 AM EST on Monday, November 8, 2004 LEROY FRANCIS ALLEN "BUDDY" SOULE MAJOR, 40, of Bethel Street, a carpenter, died Thursday at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. He was the companion of Geraldine Dwyer of Cranston. Born in Providence, the son of Leroy Soule in Cranston and Merrilyn (Hayes) Major in Florida, he had lived in Cranston for four years. Mr. Major had been a carpenter for J&D Restoration for 20 years. Besides his companion and parents, he leaves his stepmother, Roberta Soule of Cranston; a daughter, Ashley Farrone of Johnston; a stepbrother, Wayne Rivers of Cranston; two sisters, Cynthia Major of Cranston and Wendy Major in Florida; and two stepsisters, Sherry Rivers of Cranston and Dawn Perquito of Johnston. The funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Pennine Funeral Home, 28 Grove St., Providence.