Willis L. Ledford
Easley
Willis "Whitey" Lester Ledford, 86, of 304 South Severn Circle, passed away Saturday April 21, 2012 at his home. Mr. Ledford was born in Moline, Illinois, a son of the late Leslie Willis and Ruby Johnson Ledford. He retired as Captain of the LaMesa, California Fire Department and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. He was a member of the American Legion and was a Lutheran. Surviving is his wife, Mary Ann Norcross Ledford of the home; a daughter, Patricia Ann Laptuz and her husband, John, of Nipomo, Calif.; a step-daughter, Etta Jean "Jeanne" Thompson and her husband, Chuck, of Powdersville; a sister, Betty Palmgren, of Tamarac, Fla.; a grandson, Steven Laptuz and his wife, Sonya, of Nipomo, Calif., and two great-grandchildren, Cyana …
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