Leda P. (Kephart) Shope
Leda P. (Kephart) Shope, 76, of Lancaster, PA, died on Thursday, September 21,2023, at the home of her daughter Michelle Jones.
Born on March 25, 1947, in Brisbin, PA, she was the daugter of the late Percy O. Kephart, Sr. & Bertha (Roan) Kephart. She married Ira J. Shope, Jr. on January 22, 1966, in Brisbin, PA; he preceded her in death on July 25, 1995.
Leda was of the Christian Faith.
She was a member of the Harley Davidson Motor Group.
Leda was retired from the Harley Davidson York Plant as an Assembler. She was a 1966 graduate of the Moshannon Valley High School.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband; a son, William H. Shope; a sister, Vivian Trump; and a brother, Bud Kephart.
Leda is survived by two daughters, Tracey Clay of Lancaster, PA and Michelle Jones of Lancaster, PA; a son, Ira Jay Shope & his wife Debi of Curwensville, PA; a brother, Rev. Percy O. Kephart, Jr. & his wife Carol of Lynchburg, VA; six grandchildren, Greggory Jones, Tanner Shope & his wife Kate, Tierra Bloom & her husband Jason, Trianna Shope, Jessica Smeal, and Jaimee Mendez & her husband Chino; and eight great-grandchildren, Cianna, Walker, Wyatt, Gianna, Jocelyn, Julia, Janessa and Janelle.
The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 30, 2030, at Heath Funeral Home & Cremation Services, LLC, 701 Lingle St., Osceola Mills, PA. Rev. Josh Clemmer and Rev. Percy O. Kephart, Jr. will officiate. Burial will be at the I.O.O.F Cemetery in Brisbin, PA.
Visitation will be held on Friday from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral at the funeral home.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.heathfuneral.com.