Helen Pearson Ledford, 93 of Clements, MD died Friday, March 2, 2012 at her residence. Helen was one of eight children born to the late John Thomas Pearson and Mary Edith (Boyd) Pearson in Gastonia, NC on May 31, 1918.

Helen married Jean Gaston Ledford on December 25, 1940. While her husband was in the Navy during World War II, Helen worked at the F.B.I until 1948 when her son was born. At the F.B.I, she met her two best friends, Anne Burruss and Levern Farley. After her husband established Southeast Mobile Home Park, she helped with the management. She also helped with his real estate construction business.

Helen is survived by her son, Bruce Wayne Ledford (Sirkka) of Clements, MD; three grandchildren, Mark Brian Ledford (Caressa) of Grantsville, MD, James Lee Ledford of Clements, MD, and Michael Wayne Ledford of Clements, MD; sisters, Mary John Tino of Chester, SC and Mildred Coker of Gastonia, NC. She was preceded in death by her husband.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.