Ledford retires after nearly 30 years leading Shocco’s laundry department

No matter how large the mounds of laundry got in the summer, Debra Ledford always “maintained an optimistic view,” said Russell Klinner, executive director of Shocco Springs Baptist Conference Center.

Shocco recently said goodbye to Ledford as she retired after nearly 30 years leading the laundry department.

Klinner called her an “amazing lady” and “a joy to work with.”

“She was here on the first day I came to work at Shocco in 1992,” he said. “She and I shared in a lot of Shocco stories. She humbly served not only the guests here at Shocco but also was an example of Christian service to hundreds of student staff, including myself.”