Estelle Ledford

Mrs. Estelle Blanton Ledford, 80, of East Zion Church Road, passed away on December 1, 2009 at Hospice Cleveland County.  She was born in Cleveland County on February 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 is preceded in death by brother:  “Lefty” Blanton and wife Joann, her sister:  Geraldine Lovelace, and sister-in-law:  Sadie Turner and husband Jim and sister-in-law:  Judy Eaton and brother-in-law Horace Ledford, and 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, and 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 Shelby. Grandchildren:  Amy Allen and husband David of Shelby and Cindy Ledford of Shelby and 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.         

The family will receive friends on Friday, December 4, 2009 from 1:30-3:00 pm at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home. 

Funeral Services at 3:00 pm in the Chapel of Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home with the  David G. Blanton officiating.  

Internment at Sunset Cemetery following services.  

The family will be at the home of Dean and Martha Ledford,  819 Elmwood Dr. Shelby.  

 Memorials:  Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr. Shelby, NC  28150 

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