Edwin Garfield Ledford

Edwin Garfield Ledford, 78, of 301 Abbey Circle, Asheville, went to his Heavenly home Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at St. Joseph Campus Mission Hospitals. A native of Madison Co., Mr. Ledford was a son of the late John and Leta Reeves Ledford. He retired as a supervisor in the quality control department of Kearfott and was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the Korean Conflict. He was also a member of Beverly Hills Baptist Church, where he was a deacon. Mr. Ledford is survived by his wife, Pansy Jean Allen Ledford; daughter, Julie Sanders and husband Tim, of Fairview; sons, Eddie Ledford, of Greenville, SC, and Larry Ledford and wife Joan, of Asheville; sisters, Ruth Giroux, of Kalispell, MT, Carol Griffin and husband Walter, of Nashville, TN, Janice Bartok and husband Bela, of Hot Springs, NC, and Sharon Metcalf and husband Don, of White Lake, NC; brothers, Dick Ledford, of York, SC, John Ledford and wife Shirley, of Stuart, FL, and Jimmy Ledford and wife Lory, of Madison Heights, MI; grandchildren, Amanda Phillips and husband Trent, of Black Mountain, Savannah Sanders, of Fairview, and Summer Sanders, also of Fairview. A celebration of life will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at Beverly Hills Baptist Church with the Revs. Dr. Billy King and Dr. James H. Johnson officiating. Interment will follow at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. His family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday at the home. Memorials may be made to Beverly Hills Baptist Church, 777 Tunnel Rd., Asheville, NC 28805.