Mr. Leslie Lee "Les" Brady, age 83 of Jefferson, died Saturday, September 10, 2005, at Ashe Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Sunday, September 11, 2005, at 3 p.m. at Bald Mountain Baptist Church in West Jefferson, NC. Burial will follow in the Bald Mountain Cemetery with military rites. The family will receive friends from 1 - 3 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Mr. Brady was born to Guy and Carrie Brady of East Hickory, PA, on November 19, 1921. He is preceded in death by his parents and one son, Gary Brady. Mr. Brady is survived by his wife, Dessie Trammell Brady; one daughter, Janet Pope of Jefferson, NC; two sisters, Ruth Matice and Lois Fultz, both of Meadeville, PA; one brother, Byron Brady of Idaho Falls, ID; five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Ashe, PO Box 421, Jefferson, NC 28640. Condolences may be made to the family at www.ashelawn.com. Ashelawn Memorial Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.