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Horace Monroe Ledwell

Male 1908 - 1985  (77 years)


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  1. 1.  Horace Monroe Ledwell was born on 3 Feb 1908 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 15 Feb 1985 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee.

    Horace married Mary Josephine Light on 7 Nov 1925. Mary was born on 27 Sep 1909 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Apr 1986. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Horace Jr. Ledwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Oct 1928 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 May 2006 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Margie Dean Ledwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Jul 1930 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Feb 2023 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, Washington County, Tennessee, .
    4. 5. Franklin Monroe Ledwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jun 1933 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Jan 1954.
    5. 6. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Horace1)

  2. 3.  Horace Jr. Ledwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Horace1) was born on 25 Oct 1928 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 10 May 2006 in Sullivan County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, , Sullivan County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    BRISTOL - Horace Ledwell Jr., age 77, of 4241 Old Jonesboro Rd., Bristol, TN, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in the Bristol Regional Medical Center.

    He was born October 25, 1928, in Johnson City, Tn., a son of the late Horace M. and Mary Josephine Light Ledwell, and has lived in the area since 1980. He attended Valley Pike Presbyterian Church. He served 49 years as a merchant seaman, delivered supplies during the Vietnam War & Desert Storm, and visited many ports around the World.

    He was preceded in death by sister, Rosemary Ledwell Metts; and brother, Franklin Monroe Ledwell.

    He is survived by: Brothers: Richard L. Ledwell and wife, Evelyn, Ronald E. Ledwell and wife, Sandy, Sister: Margie Grindstaff and husband, William P.; Several Nieces and Nephews; Special Nephew: Richard L. Ledwell II; Special Friend: Dr. William A. Wiley.

    A funeral service will be held at 8:00 p.m. Saturday, May 13, 2006, in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bill Goforth and Rev. Claude Pennington officiating. The burial will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Glenwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Honorary pallbearers will be family and friends.


  3. 4.  Margie Dean Ledwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Horace1) was born on 8 Jul 1930 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 19 Feb 2023 in , Washington County, Tennessee, ; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, Washington County, Tennessee, .

    Notes:

    JOHNSON CITY - Margie Dean Grindstaff, age 92, of Johnson City, TN, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at the Waters of Johnson City. She was born in Johnson City, Tennessee, a daughter of the late Horace Monroe Ledwell and Mary Josephine Light Ledwell. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of fifty years, William Paul “Bill” Grindstaff; one daughter, Sheron Boles; one granddaughter, Brittany Pritchard; one great-granddaughter, Kayla Goodman; one great-great-grandson, Mason Conner; two brothers, and one sister.

    Margie had previously attended Keystone Freewill Baptist Church when her health allowed.

    She is survived by her children, Kenneth Hodge, Barbara Furches, Cindy Abel, and Janis Swanner; her cherished grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren; two brothers, Richard Ledwell and Ron Ledwell; and extended family.

    Committal Service and Interment will be held Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 11:00AM at Mountain Home National Cemetery with Chaplain Ron Land officiating. Pallbearers will be family.

    Margie married Jesse Clinton Hodge on 8 Oct 1959 in , Scott County, Virginia, . Jesse (son of Willie Plowden Fleming and Lillia Hodge) was born on 30 May 1923 in , Charleston County, South Carolina, ; died on 23 Nov 1982 in , Washington County, Tennessee, . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Margie married William Paul "Bill" Grindstaff about 1966. William (son of Andrew Johnson Grindstaff and Serena Bell Grindstaff) was born on 13 Jun 1927 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Mar 2016 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Mountain Home National Cemetery, , Washington County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Franklin Monroe Ledwell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Horace1) was born on 21 Jun 1933 in Washington County, , , Tennessee; died on 5 Jan 1954.

  5. 6.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Horace1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (1.Horace1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]