Charles “Charlie” Arnold Ledbetter, 76, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, surrounded by family in Creswell.
Charlie’s fight with melanoma began in 2004, with the cancer returning in 2020, which he fought with characteristic bravery, dignity and stoicism until his battle was lost.
Charlie was born in Stearns, Ky., on Jan. 2, 1945, to Arnold and Velva Ledbetter, the fifth of seven children. The family moved to Oregon in 1953, where they settled in…
