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Ada Elizabeth <I>Lehew</I> Seekford

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Ada Elizabeth Lehew Seekford

Birth
Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA
Death
23 Oct 1955 (aged 80)
Staunton City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Luray, Page County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Page News & Courier, Thursday 27 Oct 1955
The death of Mrs. Ada Elizabeth Seekford, 80, of the Oak Hill community, occurred at 11 p.m., Sunday in a Staunton Hospital following an illness of several years. Mrs. Seekford was a daughter of the late Richard Lehew and Catherine Riley Lehew and was born on May 18, 1875, ay Liberty Furnace, Shenandoah County. She was a member of the Oak Hill Methodist Church. Her husband, Isaac N. Seekford, preceded her in death on May 16, 1947. Surviving are two children: Mrs. Ernest Shenk, of Annapolis, Md., and Darrell R. Seekford, of Rileyville. Also surviving are two step-children, Mrs. Frank Lehew, of Strasburg, and Everett Seekford, of Luray. She leaves nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren, and three brothers: William Lehew and Frank Lehew, of Martinsburg, W.Va., and George M. Shenk, of Sharon, Pa. Two sisters and one brother are deceased. The body will remain at Bradley's Funeral Home until 1 p.m. today (Thursday). Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Howard Smith at the Oak Hill Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Burial will take place in Beahm's Chapel Cemetery.

Page News & Courier, Thursday 27 Oct 1955
The death of Mrs. Ada Elizabeth Seekford, 80, of the Oak Hill community, occurred at 11 p.m., Sunday in a Staunton Hospital following an illness of several years. Mrs. Seekford was a daughter of the late Richard Lehew and Catherine Riley Lehew and was born on May 18, 1875, ay Liberty Furnace, Shenandoah County. She was a member of the Oak Hill Methodist Church. Her husband, Isaac N. Seekford, preceded her in death on May 16, 1947. Surviving are two children: Mrs. Ernest Shenk, of Annapolis, Md., and Darrell R. Seekford, of Rileyville. Also surviving are two step-children, Mrs. Frank Lehew, of Strasburg, and Everett Seekford, of Luray. She leaves nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren, and three brothers: William Lehew and Frank Lehew, of Martinsburg, W.Va., and George M. Shenk, of Sharon, Pa. Two sisters and one brother are deceased. The body will remain at Bradley's Funeral Home until 1 p.m. today (Thursday). Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. Howard Smith at the Oak Hill Methodist Church at 2 p.m. Burial will take place in Beahm's Chapel Cemetery.



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  • Originally Created by: JAC
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48409022/ada_elizabeth-seekford: accessed ), memorial page for Ada Elizabeth Lehew Seekford (18 May 1875–23 Oct 1955), Find a Grave Memorial ID 48409022, citing Beahm's Chapel Cemetery, Luray, Page County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Shock (contributor 47473371).