Veenie Morrow Ledbetter
May 24, 1915 ~ March 14, 2015
Resided in:
Columbus, NC
Veenie Morrow Ledbetter, 99, joined the angels on March 14, 2015. Veenie was born in Fairview, NC, on May 25, 1915, and lived there until her health declined in 2003.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Everett Ledbetter, her parents, John Baxter and Zadie Wilson Morrow and siblings: Annie Hill, Minnie Gregory, Paralee Goforth, Betty Sales, Katherine Sales, Elizabeth, Broadus, Thurl, Howard, George, and Charles Morrow.
She is survived by her sister Martha Lee and brother Troy Morrow, three daughters and their families: Nancy Ledbetter Tickle and her husband David, Gail Ledbetter Wilson and her husband Harold, Cindy Ledbetter Dotson and her husband Van; six grandchildren: Sam Tickle, Travis (Jessica) Tickle, Hal (Erica) Wilson, Van (Stephanie) Dotson, Andrew (Kim) Wilson, and Andi (Rob) Elliot. There are eight great-grandchildren: Rachel Tickle, Kate and Brett Tickle, Cora and Ella Elliot, Griffin and Arya Dotson, and Caroline Wilson.
Veenie attended Pleasant Grove School and graduated from Fairview School. She worked at Sayles Biltmore Bleachery and Fairview Supply Company. Most of her life was dedicated to caring for her family. She attended Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and taught Sunday School there at least 40 years. She established and maintained the Pleasant Grove Cemetery Care Fund until her health declined.
Veenie believed in education and hard work. She was known to say, "Anything could be accomplished in life through hard work." Her smile and laugh will be carried on by her family.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 11:00 am at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. The family will visit with friends after the service in the church's fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that memorials be made to Pleasant Grove Cemetery Fund, PO Box 428, Fairview, NC 28730.
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Dear Family,
Veenie was a beautiful woman! Veenie just lacked a little over 2 months of
being 100!! Wow! Veenie helped me bridge the many gaps in my genealogy with all of her oral and written information. Veenie was a story teller and I enjoyed
listening to her bring our ancestors to life as she told the events of their
lives. Veenie also had pictures of our family and shared these pictures so that
I could put a face with the name.
Veenie welcomed me into the family and I enjoyed the many hours we spent together. Now Veenie has been welcomed into the arms of Jesus. May you have good memories for comfort, family and friends for their support and smiles to ease your sorrow. With heartfelt sympathy, Loretta Wilson Reynolds
(Joseph Pickney Morrow was my great grandfather.)
Dear Family, I wish I could have been with you today but I had to work. Aunt Veenie had the best smile and laugh and I always looked forward to playing at their house as a little girl. I know she is home with so many other family members now. You all are in my prayers and thoughts, Love always. Tammy Morrow Phillips
‘God
is close to the brokenhearted; He saves those who are crushed in spirit.’ (Psalm 34:18) I’m sorry for your loss; may God provide you and your family with
peace and comfort during this difficult time.
My mother, Barbara O. Hill, her niece, loved this lady. She talks about her all the time. What a blessing my Great Aunt Veenie must have been!