Ronnie Wesley Ledbetter, 69, passed away April 19 at Helen Keller Hospital, Sheffield. He was a native of Red Bay and was retired from Ford Motor Company, where he worked until the closing of the Sheffield plant. He was a member of First Baptist Church, Red Bay.

A private service will be held by his family. Burial will be in Red Bay City Cemetery.

Survivors include his two brothers, Michael Ledbetter and wife Janet of Highland, Ill., and Keith Ledbetter of Red Bay; and two nephews and one niece.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Gerstil and Louise Ledbetter.