FRED LEDFORD
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 10:26PM July 17, 1923 – January 6, 2013
FAIR PLAY, SC - Fred Clenton Ledford, age 89, of 208 Ledford Farm Road, Fair Play, SC. Passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at his residence.
Born in Townville, SC he was a son of the late Homer Hilton Ledford and the late Amanda Singleton Ledford. He was a farmer in the Townville area, he raised cattle and cotton and for many years he also raised and sold produce. He retired from the Le Tourneau Manufacturing Company in Toccoa, GA after 14 years of service. In recent years Fred was very involved in Real Estate. During the depression he was a member of the Civil Conservation Corp. He proudly served his country during WWII in the United States Navy as part of the Omaha Beach Invasion. Fred enjoyed blue grass music at Jack’s Pickin Parlor. He was a member of Double Springs Baptist Church.
He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Ann Wrenn Ledford of the home; a step-daughter, Teresa Summers and her husband Kevin of Anderson, SC; a sister, Florence Roberts and her husband Bill of Anderson, SC; five grandchildren, Zachary Ledford, Natasha Clinton, Kylie Chastain, Amie Ledford and Angel Milam and 10 great-grandchildren; and his beloved dog, Sandy.
In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his sons, Lamar and Randy Ledford; seven brothers, Arthur, Jess, Millard, Will Ed, Jim, Frank and Charlie Ledford; and three sisters. Grace Brown, Olivia Crooks and Frances Turk.
The Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, January 9, 2013, at 2:00 pm at Double Springs Baptist Church with Reverend Daryle Hawthorne and Reverend Kyle Caudell officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military honors.
The family will be at the home and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm.
Flowers are optional or memorials may be made to Double Springs Baptist Church Building Fund, 535 Double Springs Road, Townville, SC 29689.
A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com
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