Obit of Ledbetter, W.M. "Bill" - Kay County, Oklahoma 
 
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::Fairview Cemetery--Pampa TX 
 
W.M. "Bill" Ledbetter 

PAMPA - W.M. "Bill" Ledbetter, 91, died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2003. 

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in First United Methodist Church 
with the Rev. Scott Penrod, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in 
Fairview Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors. 

Mr. Ledbetter was born Jan. 3, 1912, in Dallas. He was a 1930 
graduate of Oak Cliff High School in Dallas and received a bachelor's 
degree from Southern Methodist University in 1934. 

He married Elaine Walker on June 26, 1942, in Tonkawa, Okla. He 
coached football and taught math and science at high schools in 
Milford, Canton, St. Jo, and Blackwell, Okla. He was a high school 
football and basketball official. He worked for Skelly Oil from 1942 
until 1977, retiring as personnel administrator. 

He was very active in First United Methodist Church, having served as 
chairman of the finance committee and administrative board. He was 
chairman of the house and grounds committee for 16 years. He was a 
member of WinSome Sunday school class for several years and was a 
member of the Men's Fellowship Class. He was a member and past 
president of Pampa Rotary Club and Knife and Fork Club. He was a 
volunteer for Pampa Meals on Wheels. He organized Skel-Tex Credit 
Union. 

He was preceded in death by his wife on May 8, 2002. 

Survivors include a cousin, Leonard Sullivan of Waxahachie; and his 
caregivers, Maria Vasquez, Emma Trejo and Kelly Collins, all of 
Pampa. 

The family suggests memorials be to Pampa Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 
939, Pampa, TX 79066-0939; WinSome-Fellowship Sunday school class in 
care of First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1981, Pampa, TX 
79066-1981. 

Amarillo Globe-News, Dec. 17, 2003 
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