Dwight Lee "Satch" Ledbetter, Sr., 75, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, September 17th at Baptist Medical Center-Arkadelphia.
Satch was born in New Albany, MS on June 7, 1946 to the late Herman C. and Eudell Huffstickler Ledbetter.
He was a 1964 graduate of Myrtle(MS) High School and attended Ouachita Baptist University, where he was a standout pitcher on the baseball team. Satch's love of baseball was obvious in his 20+years of volunteering, coaching and umpiring in the Arkadelphia Little League and Babe Ruth programs. Satch was a long-time mechanic in Arkadelphia, and fixer of all things. He never met a stranger and would carry on a conversation with anyone.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Diane Tucker Ledbetter; his three children and their spouses, Shea Baxendale and her husband Greg(Pasquelli), Lee Ledbetter and his wife Shannon, Ryan Ledbetter and his wife Robyn; eight grandchildren, DJ(Kaley), Blake(Hanna), Bailey and Brooks Baxendale, Austin and Ethan Ledbetter, and Starling and Ginny Grace Ledbetter; and two great-grandchildren, Beckett and Griffin Baxendale. He is also survived by his brother, LD Ledbetter; his sisters, Norma Morman, Theresia(Billy) Wise and Janice Ledbetter; his sister-in-law, Saundra McGalliard, and brother-in-law, Troy(Kim)Tucker and and numerous nieces and nephews
Satch was born in New Albany, MS on June 7, 1946 to the late Herman C. and Eudell Huffstickler Ledbetter.
He was a 1964 graduate of Myrtle(MS) High School and attended Ouachita Baptist University, where he was a standout pitcher on the baseball team. Satch's love of baseball was obvious in his 20+years of volunteering, coaching and umpiring in the Arkadelphia Little League and Babe Ruth programs. Satch was a long-time mechanic in Arkadelphia, and fixer of all things. He never met a stranger and would carry on a conversation with anyone.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Diane Tucker Ledbetter; his three children and their spouses, Shea Baxendale and her husband Greg(Pasquelli), Lee Ledbetter and his wife Shannon, Ryan Ledbetter and his wife Robyn; eight grandchildren, DJ(Kaley), Blake(Hanna), Bailey and Brooks Baxendale, Austin and Ethan Ledbetter, and Starling and Ginny Grace Ledbetter; and two great-grandchildren, Beckett and Griffin Baxendale. He is also survived by his brother, LD Ledbetter; his sisters, Norma Morman, Theresia(Billy) Wise and Janice Ledbetter; his sister-in-law, Saundra McGalliard, and brother-in-law, Troy(Kim)Tucker and and numerous nieces and nephews
Dwight Lee "Satch" Ledbetter, Sr., 75, of Arkadelphia, passed from this life on Friday, September 17th at Baptist Medical Center-Arkadelphia.
Satch was born in New Albany, MS on June 7, 1946 to the late Herman C. and Eudell Huffstickler Ledbetter.
He was a 1964 graduate of Myrtle(MS) High School and attended Ouachita Baptist University, where he was a standout pitcher on the baseball team. Satch's love of baseball was obvious in his 20+years of volunteering, coaching and umpiring in the Arkadelphia Little League and Babe Ruth programs. Satch was a long-time mechanic in Arkadelphia, and fixer of all things. He never met a stranger and would carry on a conversation with anyone.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Diane Tucker Ledbetter; his three children and their spouses, Shea Baxendale and her husband Greg(Pasquelli), Lee Ledbetter and his wife Shannon, Ryan Ledbetter and his wife Robyn; eight grandchildren, DJ(Kaley), Blake(Hanna), Bailey and Brooks Baxendale, Austin and Ethan Ledbetter, and Starling and Ginny Grace Ledbetter; and two great-grandchildren, Beckett and Griffin Baxendale. He is also survived by his brother, LD Ledbetter; his sisters, Norma Morman, Theresia(Billy) Wise and Janice Ledbetter; his sister-in-law, Saundra McGalliard, and brother-in-law, Troy(Kim)Tucker and and numerous nieces and nephews
Satch was born in New Albany, MS on June 7, 1946 to the late Herman C. and Eudell Huffstickler Ledbetter.
He was a 1964 graduate of Myrtle(MS) High School and attended Ouachita Baptist University, where he was a standout pitcher on the baseball team. Satch's love of baseball was obvious in his 20+years of volunteering, coaching and umpiring in the Arkadelphia Little League and Babe Ruth programs. Satch was a long-time mechanic in Arkadelphia, and fixer of all things. He never met a stranger and would carry on a conversation with anyone.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Diane Tucker Ledbetter; his three children and their spouses, Shea Baxendale and her husband Greg(Pasquelli), Lee Ledbetter and his wife Shannon, Ryan Ledbetter and his wife Robyn; eight grandchildren, DJ(Kaley), Blake(Hanna), Bailey and Brooks Baxendale, Austin and Ethan Ledbetter, and Starling and Ginny Grace Ledbetter; and two great-grandchildren, Beckett and Griffin Baxendale. He is also survived by his brother, LD Ledbetter; his sisters, Norma Morman, Theresia(Billy) Wise and Janice Ledbetter; his sister-in-law, Saundra McGalliard, and brother-in-law, Troy(Kim)Tucker and and numerous nieces and nephews
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