Myrtle ‘Nana’ Dixon Williams Ledbetter
Myrtle “Nana” Dixon Williams Ledbetter, age 92, of Maryville, passed away at her home on Wednesday, November 28, 2012. She was a faithful member of Wildwood Baptist Church. She operated Myrtle’s Beauty Shop in Wildwood for many years and enjoyed making quilts and sewing for the family. She loved her family, and friends, and cherished being “Nana” to her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by parents, Aaron and Lillie Dixon; two husbands, Oliver Williams, Sr. and Homer Ledbetter; beloved daughter, Alda Williams Riden; grandson, Craig Williams; and stepgrandson, Dennis Fleming; stepson-in-law, Ron Fleming; four brothers, Walter, Homer, Johnny, and Hulet Dixon; three sisters, Lora Mae Dixon, Nora Holt, and Marusha Plemons. Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Oliver Jr. and Sue Williams, Bud and Carolyn Williams, Larry and Phyllis “Susie” Williams, all of Maryville; daughter and son-in-law, Wilda and Kenneth Cornett of Maryville; son-in-law, Bill Riden and wife, Zula of Lenoir City; step-daughter, Aven Fleming of Crossville; stepson and wife, Dennis Rodney and Sandy Ledbetter of Wartburg; 16 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren. Family will receive friends from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, December 1, 2012, at Smith Trinity Chapel with funeral service at 2 p.m. Interment will follow at Cedar Grove Baptist Church Cemetery on North Wildwood Road. Smith Funeral and Cremation Service, Maryville, 983-1000, http://www.SmithMaryville.com
