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Edna Virginia Cephas Ford
Posted 8/7/08
Edna Virginia Cephas Ford, 91 LAUREL - Edna Virginia Cephas Ford, formerly of Laurel, died on Sunday, July 27, 2008 in Beebe Medical Center in Lewes. She was 91. She was born July 29, 1916, in …
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Edna Virginia Cephas Ford
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Edna Virginia Cephas Ford, 91 LAUREL - Edna Virginia Cephas Ford, formerly of Laurel, died on Sunday, July 27, 2008 in Beebe Medical Center in Lewes. She was 91. She was born 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 Sept. 1982. Mrs. Ford 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. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by her sister, Iola M. Cephas Cannon. Mrs. Ford 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. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday in Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg. Burial will follow at Cokesbury Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior. To share memories with the family please visit www.framptom.com
