Our mom, Dee Ledbetter, passed on to the Lord on the morning of December 10, 2020 at Carolina Caring of Sherrills Ford, NC.
Born June 13, 1931 in Newton, NC, she graduated from Newton-Conover High School in 1949 and continued her education towards a career as an Executive Secretary. After a brief stint with a local employer, Mom was hired as the 2nd employee of the General Electric Distribution Transformer Plant in Hickory, NC as Executive Assistant to the General Manager of the new facilities. She retired after 31 years of service in the Hickory operations.
She was preceded in death by her father, Hoke Jones; her mother, Aileen Garvin Jones; her husband, James (Jim) Thomas Ledbetter, her brother Hoke Jones, Jr; and her sister Betty Coley. Surviving her are her brother Joe (Brenda) Jones of Newton; her son, Tom (Cindy) Ledbetter of Lexington SC; her daughter, Cathy (Tim) Ledbetter-Breault of Charlotte, NC; her dear sister-in-law, Loretta (Billy) Groome of Thomasville, NC; and her precious dog/companion, Cissy, of the home.
She is also survived and remembered by her grandchildren: Cassie Aileen Williams of Sarasota, FL; Justin Ledbetter of New York, NY, Kristen Ledbetter (Kerry) Johnson of Winston-Salem, NC; and Erin Ledbetter of Columbia SC. And her great-grandchildren: Bryanna Rosario, Alexa Breault, and Andy Johnson. In addition, she is lovingly remembered by numerous nieces and nephews on both sides of the family.
The family would like to extend special thanks and consideration to her very loyal caregivers: Janice Swink, Shasta Gibson, Jan Goodman, and Alice Rockette.
A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Carolina Caring of Newton, NC.
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