Coweta-Meriwether County GaArchives Obituaries.....Ledford, Sr., William Albert December 15, 1955
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Tampa Morning Tribune, Friday, December 17, 1955
LEDFORD, WILLIAM ALBERT - Funeral services for William Albert Ledford, 63, of 
Seffner, a resident for 27 years, will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at 
Seffner Baptist Church.  The Rev. Josh Long, pastor, and The Rev. O. O. 
Sedgwick, retired, will officiate.  Brandon Lodge No. 114, F & AM, will conduct 
Masonic services at the graveside in Seffner Cemetery.  Active pallbearers are 
Nick Nuccio, F. B. Akard, Garvin Blanton, T. J. Pearson, O. O. McCrory, G. C. 
Myers, V. H. Wright and J. T. Lester.  Honorary will be all the friends of Mr. 
Ledford.  Arrangements are in charge of B. Marion Reed Company Funeral Home.

Additional Comments:
William Albert Ledford, Sr. was my Great Grandfather.  He was born in Woodbury, 
Meriwether Co., GA on 1-25-1892.  He married my Great Grandmother, Johnnie Mae 
Taylor, around 1913.  They had 2 daughters, Willie Mae Ledford KEMPSON 
Shierling (my paternal grandmother), born 1-13-1914, of COWETA COUNTY, GA and 
Verna Clyde Ledford LASSETTER, born 10-20-1917, also of COWETA COUNTY, GA.  

William "Willie" A. Ledford died in an automobile accident on 12-15-1955 in 
Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL.  He had moved to the Tampa area around 1917, prior 
to the birth of his youngest daughter.  He left home one day and was never 
heard from again.  My family had tried to locate him for many years.  I was 
finally able to locate him through his draft registration records, and then 
located him on the 1920 and 1930 Hillsborough Co., FL Census records.

Once in Tampa, he married Lelia Hooper.  Together they had 3 children.  Below 
is his death notice that was published in the Tampa Morning Tribune, Friday, 
December 16, 1955:

DRAFT BOARD MEMBER DIES IN ACCIDENT

William Albert Ledford, Sr., of Seffner, a member of Tampa's Local Draft Board 
No. 32, was killed in an automobile accident last night.

Ledford died at a Tampa hospital after he was thrown from a car when it 
collided with another at Wheeler and Kingsway roads near Seffner.  He was 63 
years old.

Highway Patrolman, Heywood Jones said Mr. Ledford was a passenger in a car 
driven by William Kermit Lewis, 60, of 1011 East Flora St., and the crash 
followed Lewis' failure to yield right of way at the intersection.

Lewis, who suffered back and rib injuries, was charged by the trooper with 
failure to yield the right of way.

OTHER DRIVER INJURED

The driver of the other auto involved, Melvin Brady Harris, 18, of Brandon, 
suffered severe cuts and bruises in the accident, when his car overturned in 
the collision.

Both cars were a total loss, Trooper Jones reported.  He estimated damages at 
$1,400.

Before moving to Seffner, 30 years ago, Mr. Ledford had been associated with 
the Tampa Union Station as baggage and ticket agent.  He was a member of the 
Seffner Baptist Church, past master and treasurer of Brandon Lodge No. 114, 
F.&A.M., Plant City Chapter No. 16, R.A.M., Commandery No. 6, Tyler Council No. 
4, R.N.S.M. and Lindsey Chapter No. 15, O.E.S.

He was a veteran of the first World War and a member of the American Legion.  
In recent years his interest has been devoted to farming and citrus growing.

Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Lelia Ledford, Seffner; a daughter, Mrs. Cameron 
C. Holley, Tampa; two sons, William A. Ledford, Jr., and James D. Ledford, 
Seffner.  Arrangements will be announced by B. Marion Reed Co., Funeral Home.



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