Donald L. Ledbetter died on March 12, 2018 at his home in Plymouth, Wash., at the age of 75.
He was born April 28, 1942 in Archey, Ark., the son of Emmitt and Cleo (Hooper) Ledbetter.
At the age of six, Don moved with his family to Kimberly, Idaho where he attended school and graduated from high school in 1960. After high school, he served in the Idaho National Guard from 1960-1964.
Don owned a small trucking business and worked in construction before beginning his career in the potato business. His first job was with J.R. Simplot in Burley, Idaho. He then moved to Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1976 and worked in the potato industry in Canada for eight years. He moved back the the U.S., in the mid 1980s and worked for Lamb Weston in the Boardman and Hermiston areas. He retired from Lamb Weston in 2005. He has resided in Plymouth, Wash., for the past 10 years.
Don enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening ,tinkering with cars, construction projects and was an avid sports enthusiast. He was a lifelong member of the Elks Lodge in Jerome, ID and a life member of the NRA. He loved his grandkids dearly, was known by them as “Papa Don” and enjoyed going to all their sports events and birthdays.
Don married Sandra Rupert in Jerome, Idaho on September 1, 1962.
He is survived by his wife of fifty-five years, Sandra; sons, Danny (Ellen) Ledbetter of Indiana and Mike (Stacey) Ledbetter of Hermiston; daughter, Wendy (Gene) Garrett of Plymouth, Washington; five sisters, Rose, Ruth, Sadie, Iris and Mary; eleven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at Burns Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston.
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