Obituaries
Sherman Ellis Ledbetter 1940 - 2012 Lawrence
Funeral services for Sherman Ellis Ledbetter, 72, Lawrence will be held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary. Mr. Ledbetter died May 12, 2012 of complications due to congestive heart failure at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
He was born on January 12, 1940 in Competition, Missouri the son of Charles W. and Mary A. (Dorris) Ledbetter.
Sherman was a construction worker in Building and Trades. He was a member of the Local Union 1290.
He married Mary Anna Wright on May 2, 1959 in Mountain Grove, Missouri. She survives of the home.
Other survivors include two daughters, Laura Griffith, Virginia, Sherry Wolford, Perry, KS; son, Randy Ledbetter, Perry, KS; sister, Lola Lathrom, Oregon; 7 grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren; nieces, nephews other family and friends.
The family will greet friends from 4-6 p.m. prior to the service on Wednesday.
Online condolences may be sent to www.warrenmcelwain.com
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