Betty Simpson Ledford

BETTY SIMPSON LEDFORD, age 70, of Mt. Airy, Georgia, passed away on Monday, May 26, 2014. Mrs. Ledford was born on September 19, 1943, in Habersham County, Georgia to the late Clarence E. and Elsie Holland Simpson. She was a member of Hazel Creek Baptist Church. Mrs. Ledford was retired from Ethicon, a division of Johnson and Johnson, with thirty seven years of service. Survivors include her daughter and son in law, Jill and Greg Stephens, Mt. Airy, GA; son and daughter in law, Dwayne and Patti Ledford, Buford, GA; brothers, Glenn Simpson, Mableton, GA, Carl Simpson, Douglasville, GA, Neal Simpson, Mt. Airy, GA, Jimmy Simpson, Jacksonville, FL; grandchildren, Dustin Ledford, Tyler Stephens, Brooke Ledford, Kylie Gray , Mandi Simpson. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., on Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Hazel Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Billy Burrell and Rev. Trent Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Hazel Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, 2014. Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to the Hazel Creek Baptist Church Building Fund, 243 Hazel Creek Church Road, Mt. Airy, GA 30563 Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, North Chapel, 245 Central Ave., Demorest, Georgia. 706-778-1700 Those wishing to express online condolences to the Ledford family may do so by visiting our website at www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com.