Emma Marie Witcher, 90 went home to be with the Lord on Friday, July 12, 2019.  Emma Marie Witcher was born to the late Tom and Alberta Orr Ledford Sr., on December 26, 1928 in Louisville, AL.  She moved to Akron, OH in 1949.  She retired from the VA Hospital in Brecksville with 27 years of service.  She was a devoted member of Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church for over 50 years.  She was an auxiliary church mother and a member of the bus ministry, mission, and participated in the noon day prayer program.

Emma was preceded in death by parents, Tom and Alberta Orr Ledford Sr.; brothers, Tom Ledford Jr., Stile Ledford, John Ledford and AZ Ledford; sister, Earline Silimon.

She is survived by her only child, Ernest (Anne) Witcher Sr., of Akron, OH; grandsons, Ernest (Heather) Witcher Jr., of Akron, OH and Edward Witcher of Akron, OH; granddaughters, Elisha Witcher of Akron, OH and Erica Witcher of Youngstown, OH; great-grandchildren, Christopher, Victor, Ernest III, Vontrise, Chyann and Brianna; two great-great-grandchildren; beloved former daughter-in-law, Irma Jean Smith III of Akron, OH; brother, Samuel (Beverly) Ledford of Chino, CA and sister, Georgia Smith of Mableton GA; Goddaughter, Toni Sims-Williams and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.