Eureka Helen Ledford, 90, of Murphy, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, July 21, 2022.
She was a faithful member of Mount Liberty Baptist Church and was a devout reader of the Bible. Eureka was the oldest member of the church.
Eureka was born Aug. 8, 1931, to the late John Lester and Kate Clonts Stiles.
She worked for many years at Fambro/Super D, and enjoyed helping and talking with customers.
Eureka was an excellent cook and many will miss her delicious coconut cake. She liked to read, do word search puzzles and travel. Eureka was a great seamstress and made many outfits for her daughters and great-granddaughters. She had a green thumb and could grow bushes and trees from small cuttings. Eureka enjoyed working in her yard; mowing and trimming bushes.
Her real enjoyment was her family. They were the light of her life. Every moment of her life she loved her family and prayed for their safety and good health. Eureka treasured every visit from her family and friends. She looked forward to the next time of getting together.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jesse Lee Ledford; four brothers, Ray, Troy and wife Loreta, Gordon and J.L. Stiles; and one sister, Leota Stiles.
She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Stone (David) of Gloucester, Va., and Pamela Sandidge (Terry) of Acworth, Ga.; eight grandchildren, Coleece Posey Cochran (Bryson), Mandy, Thomas, Robert, Patrick, Jillian Landeen (Kirk), Misty Gravley (Jamie) and Jessica Harrison (Sean); three great-granddaughters, Diamond, Cameron and Brynn; five great-grandsons, Bailey, Brody, Kadin, Talen and Colton; two sisters-in-law, Deanie Stiles and Sue Newton; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews; and one sister, Eulala Cook.
A Celebration of Life will be held at noon Wednesday, July 27, at Townson-Rose Funeral Home Chapel in Murphy. The Revs. Zack Orton and Terry Sandidge will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Terry Stiles, Reggie Pendley, Jamie Gravley, Sean Harrison, Bryan Cochran and Rondal Phillips. Honorary pallbearers will be David Dotson, Kadin Norton and Jeff Yagadics.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to noon Wednesday, July 27, at Townson-Rose Funeral Home.
A meal will be provided after the graveside service. Everyone is invited to stay.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mount Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery Fund or Building Fund, 1700 Old Murphy Road, Murphy, NC 28906.
You may send tributes to the Ledford family at www.townson-rose.com.
Townson-Rose Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.