John Walter Ledbetter

1963 - 2016

John Walter Ledbetter Sr., a resident of Fort Worth, went to heaven Monday, June 27, 2016. Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church in Bedford. Viewing: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Lucas Funeral Home in Hurst. He was born in 1963 in Pasadena, Texas, and graduated from Nolan High School after also attending Trinity High School. John retired after 31 years from the City of Euless, Parks and Recreation Department and continued to work there on a part-time basis. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Bedford where he served on the Board of Trustees, and worked with the youth in several capacities, including annual mission trips. His passions were the Houston Texans, Houston Astros, mission trips and, most of all, his family and friends. John was preceded in death by his sisters, Michelle and Loretta. Survivors: He leaves his wife of 25 years, Ramona; his children, Kristin Annette and husband, Brandon, Karlie Cecilia Jeanne, John Walter Jr. and Andrew Paul; his grandchildren, Wyatt, Annabelle and Weston; parents, Walter and Marilyn Ledbetter; siblings, Karen and husband, Jimmy, Robert, and Patrick and wife, Loa.