Billy Ledford : Obituary

Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville announces funeral services for Mr. Billy Ray Ledford, age 68, of Blairsville, Georgia, passed away Monday, January 2, 2012, in Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.

Billy was born in Hayesville, North Carolina, on September 12, 1943, a son of the late Adam William Ledford and the late Ethel Coker Ledford. He had lived in Acworth, Georgia for 36 years, and then moved to Blairsville where he had lived for the past 6 years. Billy was a member of Day of Grace Baptist Church in Blairsville. He loved the outdoors, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and skiing. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren.

Bill will be greatly missed by all who knew him, but especially his family: loving wife, Kathey, of Blairsville; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Richard Rice, of Holly Springs, Georgia; son, Billy Scott Ledford, of Acworth, Georgia; and son, Cody Ledford, of Blairsville; brother and sister-in-law: Carroll and Carol Ann Ledford, of Clyde, North Carolina; sisters and brothers-in-law: Mary and Louis Cook and Martha and Ralph Berrong, all of Hayesville, North Carolina; Pat and Steve Nowland, of Hiawassee; Margaret and Boyd Ledford, Jr., of Hayesville; and sister, Ginger Henderson, of Blairsville; grandchildren, Sara Rice, Katelyn Rice, and Grace Rice. Many other relatives and friends also survive.

Funeral services for Bill have been scheduled for Thursday, January 5, 2012, at 2:00 P.M., in the Chapel of Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville, with Rev. Jeremy Henderson and Rev. Steve Clayton officiating. Special music for the service will be presented by The Faith Singers. The following gentlemen have been selected to serve as pallbearers: Ross Wright, Stacy Hutchins, Richard Rice, Will Wright, Wesley McClure, and Hank McClure. Burial will be in Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation at the funeral home will begin on Wednesday, after 6 pm.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Cochran Funeral Home of Blairsville.