Jessie Ledbetter, 73, a McMinnville resident and Crossville native, was born July 27, 1944 and died Dec. 2 at NHC Healthcare of McMinnville following an extended illness. He was a retired self-employed dairy farmer, member of Calvary Baptist Church and son of the late Haskell and Nellie Marie Eldridge Ledbetter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by wife Margret Cox Ledbetter; sister Mildred Moats; brother Walter Lee Ledbetter; niece Mildred Marie Segrest; and nephew Walter Spino.