Beulah Ledford Toombs

June 21, 1924 - December 14, 2016

Beulah "Billie" Ledford Toombs, 92, widow of Ernest Lee Toombs, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Stanton Nursing Center. She was born June 21, 1924 in Slade, Kentucky to the late Courtney Coin and Anna Belle McKenzie Ledford. Billie loved to write poetry. In her early years, she loved music and would sing along with songs and if she felt like it, would execute some dance steps. She did beautiful embroidery and love to crochet. She continued to crochet well into her later years. In her 20's and early 30's, Billie did a lot of sewing making clothes for her family and useful items for her home. Her neighbors often asked her to make clothes for them. She was a good seamstress. When living on the farm, Billie worked hard putting up food for the winter months. She planted a huge garden and canned and froze lots of fruits and vegetables. She and her husband sold milk and eggs for a little extra cash. And I could never forget the taste of homemade butter with her homemade yeast rolls. In later years, when she moved to the city, she still was willing to work to help support her family. Billie always had a social personality and combining that with her work ethic, she was an excellent waitress at the local steak house. Survivors include, sons, Walter (Joyce) Toombs and Norman (Linda) Toombs; daughters, Lorraine (Jim) Hurley and Mary Ann (Tim) Burgoyne; brothers, Ira (Judy) Ledford, Gene (Fran) Ledford, and Trulan Ledford; sisters, Ruth Johnson and Dorothy Rose; grandchildren, Cheryl Lummer, Steve Lummer, Melissa Lummer, Scott (Renee) Toombs, Jennifer (Jim) Strawn, Amanda (Matt) Coyle, Katie (Sohail) Salyani, Timothy Jr., (Kristen) Burgoyne, Phillip (Tomoe) Toombs, Eric (Kristina) Toombs; great-grandchildren, Ethan Lummer, Elijah Lummer, Evan Lummer, Corbitt Toombs, Cason Toombs, Carmen Coyle, Cyrus Salyani, Maggie Chastang, Jacob Burgoyne, Gabe Toombs, Alexis Toombs, Everett Toombs, Dean Toombs, Reuben Toombs. She was preceded in death by her parents, Courtney and Anna Belle Ledford, husband, Ernest Lee Toombs, son, L. Paul Toombs, brothers, Lawrence Ledford, Carl Ledford, Courtney Ledford Jr., Truman Ledford, and Charles Ledford, and sisters, Bonnie DeLong, Sylvia Frost, and Anna Ledford. Services Sunday, December 18, 2:00PM Davis & Davis Funeral Home, Stanton. Visitation Sunday after 1:00PM at the funeral home. Burial in Ledford Cemetery.