	McLeod moved to Benton Harbor, Michigan in 1957 where he became the business owner of "Odell Signs." He had given up songwriting at this time before suffering a heart attack in 1974 which led him to give up his business. In the late 1970s, he began writing and performing again, penning new songs as well as re-recording some of his earlier songs for the Folk Variety label of Germany. He traveled to the Netherlands in the 1980s where he and Addie toured with A.G. and Kate, a popular gospel duo. He died on January 11, 2003 at his home in Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan.