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Ethel Lee Eastridge

Ethel Lee Eastridge
Ethel Lee Eastridge

Ethel Lee Eastridge, age 95, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2017 in Leesburg, Fl. surrounded by her family. she was preceded in death by parents Henry and Iris Williams and an infant son Clarence David.

Ethel retired from Goshen Local School, Goshen, Ohio in 1983 with over 30 years of service in the teaching and counseling fields in both Kentucky and Ohio. She went on to enjoy nearly 35 golden years of retirement with Clarence in Leesburg, Fl. She was an avid sports fan and of both the Cincinnati Reds and Kentucky Wildcats. She cherished lake time fishing with Clarence and her grandchildren. Ethel loved to paint and many of her paintings can still be found decorating her family’s homes. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Leesburg, Florida.

She was the devoted wife of the late Clarence Eastridge for 76 years, who preceded her in death on Nov. 4, 2016. Siblings, E J Paul, Vester and Bill, Edith Pope, and Edna Helton. Ethel was the loving mother-in-law to Patricia and Gary Teague and Judy and Willie Cobb, Jr. of Longboat Key, Fl.
Adored “Mamma” of five grandchildren, Tracy (Leigh) Teague, Lori (Todd) Smith, Brady (Rachel) Teague, Travis (Kara) Cobb and Jodi (Brad) Duncan amd 13 great-grandchildren, Laura (Spencer) Hall, Sam Teague, Logan and Lindsay Smith, Davis, Hannah and Halle Teague, Kennedy, Caroline and Will Cobb, and Max, Jack and Charlie Duncan. Beloved aunt of Jack, Joe, Ken and the late Wilma Williams, B Pope, the late Alma Hembree and the late Jimmy Pope, Janie Ledbetter and Doug Helton, Ricky, Edna Ruth, and Billy Sue Williams.

Visitation and funeral services will be held in Corbin, Kentucky with burial to follow in Calvary Cemetery, Corbin, Kentucky.

Memorial contributions may be sent to First Baptist Church 220 N 13th Street, Leesburg, Florida 34748, or Cornerstone Hospice 2445 Lane Park Rd, Tavares, Florida 32778.

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