Funeral Services for 76-year-old Carl Ledford of the Roaring Springs community will be Friday, September 1, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Goodwin Funeral Home.
Burial with full military honors will follow in Ledford Family Cemetery on the family farm in Roaring Springs.
Visitation will be at Goodwin Funeral Home on Thursday, August 31, 2023, after 4:00 PM
Survivors include:
Wife of 49 years – Brenda Ford Ledford, Roaring Springs
Son – Jarrod Ledford, Nashville
Daughter – Kelli Ledford Hooks, Roaring Springs
Daughter – Carla Ledford Choate (Wallace, Jr.), Roaring Springs
Grandchildren – Four grandchildren, Alyssa Choate, Weslee Choate, Carson Choate, and Cullen Choate
Great Grandchildren – Two great-grandchildren, Quinlee Beach and Emmett Beach
Brother – James Ray (Gay) Ledford, Roaring Springs
Brother – Tom (Suzanne) Ledford, Roaring Springs
Brother – Steve Ledford (Ruth), Hopkinsville
Sister – Dean (Terry) Duncan, Cadiz
Sister – Mary Ann (Dennis) Krol, Frankfort
Sister-in-Law – Annie Ledford, Union City, Tenn.
Many nieces and nephews
Carl Ledford passed away at 12:42 PM, Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville
Born June 27, 1947, in Cadiz, Kentucky, he was the second-born son of the late Richard A. “Dick” Ledford and the late Mary Robertson Ledford.
He was a lifelong resident of the Roaring Springs community, where he spent his life day in and out as a farmer, partnered with his brother, James Ray, as they tended their crops and livestock on Ledford Brothers Farms. Carl was a 1967 graduate of Trigg County High School. He was inducted into the United States Army in 1969 and sent to Vietnam as a trained armorer with the HHB 2/20 ARTY 1st CAV DIV. He was awarded the Army Commendation Medal and the Bronze Star Medal for his service. After his discharge in 1971, he returned to the rolling fields of Roaring Springs and resumed life as usual, at that time farming alongside his father and brothers. He was married to his wife, Brenda, in 1974, and they continued to live and work on the family farm, raising their three children and eventually becoming “Poppy” to four grandchildren and two greats.
A lifelong member of Roaring Springs Christian Church, Carl served as a deacon and elder there for many years. Living in the community all his life, he saw the need to establish a volunteer fire department, becoming a charter member of the Roaring Springs VFD in 1976. He served as Fire Chief for many years, retiring in 2022.
Carl was quick-witted and always had a joke to share. He was passionate about a few things but very passionate. He was an avid collector of vintage and antique tractors and had quite an array in his collection, John Deere only, please. And to say he was a fan of University of Kentucky basketball is an understatement. Some would say he bled blue. He also loved watching old episodes of Gunsmoke, declaring that he always wanted to go out west someday to see the sites he could only see on TV. He finally made that trip just this year. He was hard to pull away from the farm, but when his family could convince him to come along on their vacations, he truly enjoyed the time spent with them.
Memorial Contributions:
Roaring Springs Christian Church, c/o James Ray Ledford, 4320 Roaring Springs Rd., Cadiz, KY 42211.
