Obituaries
 By  Staff Reports Published 
4:15 pm Monday, October 5, 2015

LaQuetta Ledbetter Graham

LaQuetta Ledbetter Graham, 61, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 at St. Vincent Hospital, Birmingham. She was born in Russellville, to Robert Hilton Ledbetter, Jr. and Clyneice Blackburn Ledbetter. She was a housewife and a member of New Bethel Baptist Church, Belmont, Miss.

Services were Friday, Oct. 2, at New Bethel Baptist Church, Belmont, Miss. with Bro. Brian Weems officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, Red Bay.

Survivors are her husband, Joel Graham, Spruce Pine.; two daughters: LaKristin Graham McLeod and husband, Caleb Sylvan Springs and Hali Graham McDonald and husband Andrew Hayden; her mother, Clyneice Ledbetter, Red Bay; one brother, Roger Ledbetter and wife Joan Elko, Ga.; two sisters: Lennis Sewell and husband Gary Leoma, Tenn. and Wanda Nelson, Red Bay; one granddaughter, Amelia Dru McDonald, Hayden; six nieces and nephews: Robin Ledbetter Helvey, Alison Ledbetter Bearden, Chris Sewell, Misty Price, Britta Orrick and Brooke Scott; forty first cousins and several great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father, brother-in-law, Tommy Nelson and father and mother-in-law, Delton and Mae Graham.

Pallbearers were Daniel Humphries, Brent Tyree, Chris Irvin, David Grissom, Kenny McLeod, Roger Ledbetter, Caleb McLeod and Andrew McDonald. Honorary pallbearers will be Chris Sewell and Bryson Hacker.

Visitation was Friday, Oct. 2, at New Bethel Baptist Church.

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