Edna Mae Ledford departed this life on August 12, 2022.
She was born on February 17, 1927 near Senath, Missouri to Roy and Virgie Dickerson.
She grew up in a little farming community and attended schools in the Bucoda, Senath and Arbyrd schools, having graduated from Arbyrd in 1945. She attended Draughon’s business college in Memphis, Tennessee and worked most of her life in the secretarial field having retired from Florida Hospital Apopka in 1989 as an emergency room secretary.
She met and married Rayburn Ledford of Gobler, Missouri after World War II. Four children were born to this union. Karen Rose of Pickens, South Carolina, Sam of Apopka, Florida. Steve of Clermont, Florida and Mike of Panama City, Florida. She and Rayburn were married for 55 years before he passed away on April 26, 2002. They lived for a number of years in Missouri before moving permanently to Florida in 1971.
Edna was an active member of the Church of Christ Mount Plymouth, Florida since 1971.
Edna has 10 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and 14 great-great grandchildren. She has two daughter in laws, Paula and Angie Ledford and one son in-law Mike Rose.
She lost four brothers; James Dickerson of Jackson, California, Preston Dickerson of Dyersburg, Tennessee, Russell Dickerson of Hohenwald, Tennessee, Dempsey Dickerson of South Haven, Missouri and one sister Sadie Williams of St. Joseph, Missouri who survives.
Edna loved to read and write poetry and her goal in life was to be a good Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Friend, Neighbor and Christian. She also loved music.