Edna C. Ford's Obituary
Edna Virginia Cephas Ford, formerly of Laurel, DE, died on Sunday, July 27, 2008 at Beebe Medical Center in Lewes. She was 91 years old.
She was born on July 29, 1916 in Finchville, MD, the daughter of the late William Cephas and Bessie Evans Cephas. She was the wife of Leonard Ford, who died in September 1982.
Edna was a mother’s helper for many families in the Laurel area from the 1940’s through 1980, and was known for her kindness to others, her wisdom, sense of humor, and love of practical jokes. She was an important part of the Hopkins and Johnson Families, a respected member of the Laurel community, and she will be deeply missed.
She leaves to cherish her memory a nephew, William Norman Cephas and his wife, Hattie of Federalsburg, a great-nephew, Shawn Stewart of Smyrna, two “adopted” children, Karen Hopkins Pugh and Jim Hopkins, both of Laurel, two “adopted” grandchildren, Brian and Patrick Pugh, several cousins, and a host of friends. Her sister, Iola M. Cephas Cannon, preceded her in death.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 4, 2008 at 1 p.m. at Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg. Interment will follow at Cokesbury Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 12 to 1 p.m.
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