Dorothea Watson Ledbetter, 85, of Amarillo died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Dr. James A. Hale officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Truman Ledbetter, pastor of First Baptist Church of Clarendon, officiating.
Mrs. Ledbetter was born June 23, 1918, in Clarendon into a pioneer family. Her mother, Leslie Antrobus, was the first white female born in Donley County. Her father, Oscar C. Watson Sr., owned and operated Watson-Antrobus Hardware Store in Clarendon for more than 60 years.
Dorothea was a graduate of Clarendon High School. She moved to Amarillo in 1961 and worked as an operator of PBX and mailroom supervisor at Amarillo College for 30 years, retiring in 1997.
She loved her God, her family, her country and her friends; she was very dedicated and loyal to all of them. She trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal savior and had a strong faith in God.
She prayed for and supported missionaries and Bible ministries around the world. She was a devoted mom to her beloved son, Gary. Dorothea was very patrotic and concerned about her country's future. Her hobby was listening to big band and classical music.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Oscar C. Watson Jr. and George Watson.
Survivors include a son, Gary Ledbetter of Amarillo; two nephews, Jack Watson of Dillon, Colo., and Rex Watson of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a niece, Hope Galbraith of Joplin, Mo.; and a great-niece, Wendy Weiss of Woodbridge, Va.
The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P. O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176, or Radio Bible Class, P. O. Box 266, Grand Rapids, MI 49501.
Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 25, 2003
Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Dr. James A. Hale officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Truman Ledbetter, pastor of First Baptist Church of Clarendon, officiating.
Mrs. Ledbetter was born June 23, 1918, in Clarendon into a pioneer family. Her mother, Leslie Antrobus, was the first white female born in Donley County. Her father, Oscar C. Watson Sr., owned and operated Watson-Antrobus Hardware Store in Clarendon for more than 60 years.
Dorothea was a graduate of Clarendon High School. She moved to Amarillo in 1961 and worked as an operator of PBX and mailroom supervisor at Amarillo College for 30 years, retiring in 1997.
She loved her God, her family, her country and her friends; she was very dedicated and loyal to all of them. She trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal savior and had a strong faith in God.
She prayed for and supported missionaries and Bible ministries around the world. She was a devoted mom to her beloved son, Gary. Dorothea was very patrotic and concerned about her country's future. Her hobby was listening to big band and classical music.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Oscar C. Watson Jr. and George Watson.
Survivors include a son, Gary Ledbetter of Amarillo; two nephews, Jack Watson of Dillon, Colo., and Rex Watson of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a niece, Hope Galbraith of Joplin, Mo.; and a great-niece, Wendy Weiss of Woodbridge, Va.
The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P. O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176, or Radio Bible Class, P. O. Box 266, Grand Rapids, MI 49501.
Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 25, 2003
Dorothea Watson Ledbetter, 85, of Amarillo died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003.
Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Dr. James A. Hale officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Truman Ledbetter, pastor of First Baptist Church of Clarendon, officiating.
Mrs. Ledbetter was born June 23, 1918, in Clarendon into a pioneer family. Her mother, Leslie Antrobus, was the first white female born in Donley County. Her father, Oscar C. Watson Sr., owned and operated Watson-Antrobus Hardware Store in Clarendon for more than 60 years.
Dorothea was a graduate of Clarendon High School. She moved to Amarillo in 1961 and worked as an operator of PBX and mailroom supervisor at Amarillo College for 30 years, retiring in 1997.
She loved her God, her family, her country and her friends; she was very dedicated and loyal to all of them. She trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal savior and had a strong faith in God.
She prayed for and supported missionaries and Bible ministries around the world. She was a devoted mom to her beloved son, Gary. Dorothea was very patrotic and concerned about her country's future. Her hobby was listening to big band and classical music.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Oscar C. Watson Jr. and George Watson.
Survivors include a son, Gary Ledbetter of Amarillo; two nephews, Jack Watson of Dillon, Colo., and Rex Watson of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a niece, Hope Galbraith of Joplin, Mo.; and a great-niece, Wendy Weiss of Woodbridge, Va.
The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P. O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176, or Radio Bible Class, P. O. Box 266, Grand Rapids, MI 49501.
Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 25, 2003
Services will be at 11 a.m. today in Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors Ivy Chapel, 2800 Paramount Blvd., with Dr. James A. Hale officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon with Truman Ledbetter, pastor of First Baptist Church of Clarendon, officiating.
Mrs. Ledbetter was born June 23, 1918, in Clarendon into a pioneer family. Her mother, Leslie Antrobus, was the first white female born in Donley County. Her father, Oscar C. Watson Sr., owned and operated Watson-Antrobus Hardware Store in Clarendon for more than 60 years.
Dorothea was a graduate of Clarendon High School. She moved to Amarillo in 1961 and worked as an operator of PBX and mailroom supervisor at Amarillo College for 30 years, retiring in 1997.
She loved her God, her family, her country and her friends; she was very dedicated and loyal to all of them. She trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal savior and had a strong faith in God.
She prayed for and supported missionaries and Bible ministries around the world. She was a devoted mom to her beloved son, Gary. Dorothea was very patrotic and concerned about her country's future. Her hobby was listening to big band and classical music.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and two brothers, Oscar C. Watson Jr. and George Watson.
Survivors include a son, Gary Ledbetter of Amarillo; two nephews, Jack Watson of Dillon, Colo., and Rex Watson of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a niece, Hope Galbraith of Joplin, Mo.; and a great-niece, Wendy Weiss of Woodbridge, Va.
The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice, P. O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176, or Radio Bible Class, P. O. Box 266, Grand Rapids, MI 49501.
Amarillo Globe-News, Sept. 25, 2003
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