SHELBY - Mrs. Estelle Blanton Ledford, 80, of East Zion Church Road, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at Hospice Cleveland County.
She was born in Cleveland County on Feb. 18, 1929, to the late Paul Monroe Blanton and Annie Belle Green Blanton. Estelle retired from First National Bank in Shelby in management after 30 years of service. She was of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed all types of crafts and spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, "Lefty" Blanton and wife, Joann; her sister, Geraldine Lovelace; sister-in-law, Sadie Turner and husband, Jim; sister-in-law, Judy Eaton; brother-in-law, Horace Ledford; sister-in-law, Eloise Scism and husband, Kenneth; and brother-in-law, Charles Carpenter.
She is survived by her loving husband Robert J. Ledford; her sons, Steve Ledford of Earl and Dean Ledford and wife, Martha, of Shelby; her brothers, Bob Blanton and wife, Shirley, of Forest City; brother-in-law, Asa Lovelace of Shelby; sister-in-law, Shirley Ledford of Shelby; brothers-in-laws, Eddie and Patsy Ledford of Shelby, David and Pam Ledford of Gastonia and Tommy and Linda Ledford of Cherryville; sisters-in-law, Linda and Heinrich Terhorst of Cherryville, Jetty Carpenter of Shelby, Patsy Harris and husband Clyde of Shelby and Jean Yow of Shelby; grandchildren, Amy Allen and husband, David, of Shelby and Cindy Ledford of Shelby; her great-grandchildren, David Ray Allen Jr., Michael Stephen Allen, Katie Allen, Andrew Prychodko and Aaron Prychodko, all of Shelby; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral: Friday, Dec. 4, 3 p.m., Chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
Officiated by: The Rev. David G. Blanton
Visitation: The family will receive friends Friday, 1:30 to 3 p.m., before the service, at the funeral home. The family will be at the home of Dean and Martha Ledford, 819 Elmwood Drive, Shelby.
Burial: Sunset Cemetery following the service
Funeral home: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory
She was born in Cleveland County on Feb. 18, 1929, to the late Paul Monroe Blanton and Annie Belle Green Blanton. Estelle retired from First National Bank in Shelby in management after 30 years of service. She was of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed all types of crafts and spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, "Lefty" Blanton and wife, Joann; her sister, Geraldine Lovelace; sister-in-law, Sadie Turner and husband, Jim; sister-in-law, Judy Eaton; brother-in-law, Horace Ledford; sister-in-law, Eloise Scism and husband, Kenneth; and brother-in-law, Charles Carpenter.
She is survived by her loving husband Robert J. Ledford; her sons, Steve Ledford of Earl and Dean Ledford and wife, Martha, of Shelby; her brothers, Bob Blanton and wife, Shirley, of Forest City; brother-in-law, Asa Lovelace of Shelby; sister-in-law, Shirley Ledford of Shelby; brothers-in-laws, Eddie and Patsy Ledford of Shelby, David and Pam Ledford of Gastonia and Tommy and Linda Ledford of Cherryville; sisters-in-law, Linda and Heinrich Terhorst of Cherryville, Jetty Carpenter of Shelby, Patsy Harris and husband Clyde of Shelby and Jean Yow of Shelby; grandchildren, Amy Allen and husband, David, of Shelby and Cindy Ledford of Shelby; her great-grandchildren, David Ray Allen Jr., Michael Stephen Allen, Katie Allen, Andrew Prychodko and Aaron Prychodko, all of Shelby; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral: Friday, Dec. 4, 3 p.m., Chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
Officiated by: The Rev. David G. Blanton
Visitation: The family will receive friends Friday, 1:30 to 3 p.m., before the service, at the funeral home. The family will be at the home of Dean and Martha Ledford, 819 Elmwood Drive, Shelby.
Burial: Sunset Cemetery following the service
Funeral home: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory
SHELBY - Mrs. Estelle Blanton Ledford, 80, of East Zion Church Road, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009, at Hospice Cleveland County.
She was born in Cleveland County on Feb. 18, 1929, to the late Paul Monroe Blanton and Annie Belle Green Blanton. Estelle retired from First National Bank in Shelby in management after 30 years of service. She was of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed all types of crafts and spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, "Lefty" Blanton and wife, Joann; her sister, Geraldine Lovelace; sister-in-law, Sadie Turner and husband, Jim; sister-in-law, Judy Eaton; brother-in-law, Horace Ledford; sister-in-law, Eloise Scism and husband, Kenneth; and brother-in-law, Charles Carpenter.
She is survived by her loving husband Robert J. Ledford; her sons, Steve Ledford of Earl and Dean Ledford and wife, Martha, of Shelby; her brothers, Bob Blanton and wife, Shirley, of Forest City; brother-in-law, Asa Lovelace of Shelby; sister-in-law, Shirley Ledford of Shelby; brothers-in-laws, Eddie and Patsy Ledford of Shelby, David and Pam Ledford of Gastonia and Tommy and Linda Ledford of Cherryville; sisters-in-law, Linda and Heinrich Terhorst of Cherryville, Jetty Carpenter of Shelby, Patsy Harris and husband Clyde of Shelby and Jean Yow of Shelby; grandchildren, Amy Allen and husband, David, of Shelby and Cindy Ledford of Shelby; her great-grandchildren, David Ray Allen Jr., Michael Stephen Allen, Katie Allen, Andrew Prychodko and Aaron Prychodko, all of Shelby; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral: Friday, Dec. 4, 3 p.m., Chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
Officiated by: The Rev. David G. Blanton
Visitation: The family will receive friends Friday, 1:30 to 3 p.m., before the service, at the funeral home. The family will be at the home of Dean and Martha Ledford, 819 Elmwood Drive, Shelby.
Burial: Sunset Cemetery following the service
Funeral home: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory
She was born in Cleveland County on Feb. 18, 1929, to the late Paul Monroe Blanton and Annie Belle Green Blanton. Estelle retired from First National Bank in Shelby in management after 30 years of service. She was of the Baptist Faith. She enjoyed all types of crafts and spending time with her family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, "Lefty" Blanton and wife, Joann; her sister, Geraldine Lovelace; sister-in-law, Sadie Turner and husband, Jim; sister-in-law, Judy Eaton; brother-in-law, Horace Ledford; sister-in-law, Eloise Scism and husband, Kenneth; and brother-in-law, Charles Carpenter.
She is survived by her loving husband Robert J. Ledford; her sons, Steve Ledford of Earl and Dean Ledford and wife, Martha, of Shelby; her brothers, Bob Blanton and wife, Shirley, of Forest City; brother-in-law, Asa Lovelace of Shelby; sister-in-law, Shirley Ledford of Shelby; brothers-in-laws, Eddie and Patsy Ledford of Shelby, David and Pam Ledford of Gastonia and Tommy and Linda Ledford of Cherryville; sisters-in-law, Linda and Heinrich Terhorst of Cherryville, Jetty Carpenter of Shelby, Patsy Harris and husband Clyde of Shelby and Jean Yow of Shelby; grandchildren, Amy Allen and husband, David, of Shelby and Cindy Ledford of Shelby; her great-grandchildren, David Ray Allen Jr., Michael Stephen Allen, Katie Allen, Andrew Prychodko and Aaron Prychodko, all of Shelby; and many loving nieces and nephews.
Funeral: Friday, Dec. 4, 3 p.m., Chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home
Officiated by: The Rev. David G. Blanton
Visitation: The family will receive friends Friday, 1:30 to 3 p.m., before the service, at the funeral home. The family will be at the home of Dean and Martha Ledford, 819 Elmwood Drive, Shelby.
Burial: Sunset Cemetery following the service
Funeral home: Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory
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