Doshie Ledbetter King
February 20, 1919 ~ June 3, 2003
Resided in:
Leicester, NC
Doshie Ledbetter King, 84, of 75 Mailon King Road, Leicester, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at the Hospice Solace Center.
Mrs. King was born in Buncombe County and was a daughter of the late Nelson and Rhoda King Ledbetter. She was preceded in death by her husband Mailon King, who died in 1996, three sisters, Darlene Ledbetter, Dorothy Gillespie, and Demi Austin, and two brothers, David and Dan Ledbetter. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church.
Surviving are two daughters, Shelby Jean Teague and Dyanne Frisbee, both of Leicester; five sisters, Dessie Gillespie and Doris Justice of Leicester, Daisy Warren of Candler, Delia Clark of Thomasville, and Doxie Giles of Ypsilanti, MI; a brother, Don Ledbetter of Thomasville; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Friday at Beulah Baptist Church with the Revs. Bill Gillespie, Paul Sluder, and Claude Surrett, officiating. Burial will be at Paynes Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
Her family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Thursday at Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue and suggest that memorials be made to the Leicester Volunteer Fire Dept., PO Box 100, Leicester, NC 28748, or to Mountain Area Hospice, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813.
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Dear Doshie-
Walker and I will miss coming to visit you this summer. We love you but we know if you had the choice of coming back to us you wouldn’t. Heaven must be so great and to think you are there in perfect health with your parents, Mailon, your brothers and sisters we take comfort in this. You were very special to us and we look forward to seeing you once more with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Thank you for your life and living testimony. We love you and send our love & thoughts on to your family.
God Bless,
Chad, Michelle & Walker Gillespie
Dear Shelby & Wallace Teague, Our deepest sympathy in the loss of your loved one. We enjoyed meeting you last Saturday and really hated to hear about your mother. Express our sympathy to the rest of your family. The collie puppy is doing just great and is becoming spoiled. We call him Lassie. Again our deepest sympathy. The Elmer Parham Family (We know Paul Sluder really well)
God has another angel now. I hope everyone in heaven likes egg custard. If they don’t, they will.
Shelby Jean and Dyanne
I just wanted to let you know that I am sorry about the passing of your mother. She was a very special person. I will always remember the twinkle in her eyes and that special smile. She reminded me of my mother who enjoyed visiting with her all those years ago. I am grateful that she did not linger as she had lived such an active life and was so hard working. I know she is looking down upon us from heaven. Our prayers and thoughts are with you during this time of grieving and remembrance.
I remember her and Mailon being such sweet people. I use a Potato soup recipe of hers all the time, its’ delicious! She always had a smile for all who visited her home. Sorry Gus and I couldn’t come to her visitation. He isn’t well enough yet. You have our deepest love and May God Bless you all through this time of sadness. We are praying for you, Gus, Nancy and Jeff