| Hughes, Arkansas School Faculty Memorial |
| Lester Monroe Ledbetter July 30, 1924 – March 17, 2005 Subject(s): Math, Algebra, Chemistry, Physics, Basketball Coach Tenure: 1950-1952 |
| Mr. Ledbetter was born in Springfield, Conway County, Arkansas, son of Jesse M. and Nettie Leona (Brannon) Ledbetter. He attended College of the Ozarks at Clarksville, Arkansas, acquired his masters degree at the University of Arkansas, and he served in the Army during WW II. Mr. Ledbetter married Gwynneth Louise Mallet in Johnson County, Arkansas, on May 29, 1948. He and Mrs. Ledbetter served on the Hughes faculty for three years. Mr. Ledbetter eventually became a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, during which time he served in California, Oklahoma, and finally with the Little Rock FBI Division, with an assignment to Fayetteville. He died March 17, 2005, burial in Mallettown Cemetery, Mallettown, Conway County, Arkansas. |
