SEARS, Ada M^{[1, 2]}

1936 - 2012  (75 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	SEARS, Ada M  [1, 2]
  Birth	22 July 1936	West Virginia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 April 2012	Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia, United States of America   [2]
  Burial	Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia, United States of America   [2]
  Notes	GRAFTON — Ada Marie (Sears) Ludwick, age 75, of Rt. 1, (Lucretia Community) Grafton, WV, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012, at her residence. She was born July 22, 1936, in Orlando, WV (Braxton County), a daughter of the late Fred Vincent and Laura Victoria (Payne) Sears. Ada was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Charles E. Ludwick, who passed away June 3, 2011. She is survived by two daughters, Kimberly B. Mayle and husband, Kenneth and Kelly B. Ludwick; twin grandsons, Matthew Mayle and Jared Mayle; two sisters, Joann Cooper and Elizabeth Miller; one brother-in-law, Ronald L. Ludwick and companion, Linda Thompson; one sister-in-law, Nancy Ann Ludwick; best friends, Ron and Martha Poling and Sam and Diane Dean; beloved granddogs, “Murphy” and “Molly”; also survived by several nieces, nephews, cousins and her Lucretia neighbors. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her stepmother, Mabel (Tyree) Sears. She retired from the CSX Railroad Company as a Clerk Operator with over 40 years of service and she was a social member of the Blueville Church of the Nazarene. Ada was a kind and generous person who never met a stranger. She was an avid WVU Mountaineer fan and was a wonderful cook. The family will receive friends at the Donald G. Ford Funeral Home in Grafton from 2-9 p.m. on Sunday, April 15, 2012. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Monday, April 16, 2012, at noon with Pastor Donald F. Ford officiating. Interment will follow at the WV National Cemetery in Pruntytown. Exponent Telegram (Clarksburg, WV) - April 14, 2012
  Person ID	I422179950388	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	SEARS, Fred Vincent,   b. 19 Sep 1908, West Virginia d. 22 Dec 1962, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States (Age 54 years)
  Mother	PAYNE, Laura Victoria,   b. 6 January 1915, West Virginia d. 6 April 1945, Beaver, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	1936	Lewis, West Virginia, United States   [3]
  Family ID	F11361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	LUDWICK, Charles E.,   b. 2 March 1935, Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia, United States of America d. 3 June 2011, Grafton, Taylor County, West Virginia, United States of America (Age 76 years)
  Children	+ 1. LUDWICK, K.   2. LUDWICK, K.
  Family ID	F8486	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1640033476] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Salt Lick, Braxton, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04395; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 4-18. [S1640033450] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S1640804086] Ancestry.com, West Virginia, Marriages Index, 1785-1971, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).