Obituary: Leona Ann Ledbetter

Ledbetter, LeonaFuneral services for Leona Ann Ledbetter will be held noon Thursday, August 25, 2016 at Hannigan Smith Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Blackjack Cemetery. Services are under the direction of the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home Family of Athens.

Mrs. Ledbetter went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, August 22, 2016.

Leona Ledbetter, 72, of Canton, was born on September 12, 1943 in Croswell, Michigan, daughter of William Westley and Elma Phillips Westley. She was an avid reader, was a good cook, and enjoyed her animals and the farm life. Leona loved to go have lunch with her friends as often as she could. She loved her children and grandchildren with all her heart. Leona was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

She is preceded in death by her parents; daughter Dorothy Bergeron; siblings, William and Alfred Westley, Audrey Agar, Minnie Granger, Mary Harper, Anna Deaton, Theresa Westley, and Geraldine Westley.

Leona is survived by her children, Gerald Flynn and wife Paula of Wichita Falls, Mark Flynn and wife Diane of Muskogee, OK, Nancy Starr and husband Robin of Gilmer, Sandra Hayes and husband Tim of Canton, Linda Faber and husband Joe of Arlington, and Gary Flynn and wife Julie of Frisco; siblings, Sally Szulborski and husband Bob of Lake Park, MI, Sue Babcock of Sandusky, MI, Robert Westley and wife Susan of Croswell, MI, Gerold Westley and wife Elaine of Croswell, MI, and Laura Maner and husband Richard of Sandusky, MI; son in law Les Bergeron of Fort Worth; 22 grandchildren; and numerous great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 from 6-8 p.m. at Hannigan Smith Funeral Home.

You may light a candle or write condolences to the family at: www.hannigansmith.com.