She was born in Eddy, Texas and grew up in Waco, Texas.
She married the love of her life, "that wonderful man," William Russell Ledbetter Bill who was also from Waco. They were married for almost 60 years when he died in 1998.
She is survived by her 3 children, William Russell Ledbetter, Jr., Joan Baumgardner, and Janis Rogers; 8 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. We will miss her unconditional love and warm light-heartedness.