Sonia Kay Bledsoe, 75, of Pathfork, KY went home to be with the Lord on Friday, November 29, 2024, she was born on April 17, 1949, in Blackstar, Alva, KY. She was retired from A.M. Castle & Company in Cincinnati, OH, where she worked selling steel and was a member of the Blackmont Baptist Church.

Sonia was a steadfast figure of warmth and kindness. She touched the lives of many with her unwavering spirit and deep love for family. She leaves behind a legacy of love, resilience and cherished memories.

Sonia was preceded in death by her parents, Joe Bledsoe and Rosa Catherine Roark Bledsoe; one niece, Lee Catherine Bradley; two brothers, Earl Bledsoe and Sam Bledsoe; one sister, Phyllis Heck; and three brothers-in-law, Harry Lee Smith, Walter Howard, Sr., and Earl Ping.

Sonia is survived by her son, Larry Wayne Ball, Austin, TX; four sisters; Velma Smith, Ewing, VA; Janice Saylor and husband, Eddie, Calvin, KY; Anita Ping Alexandria, KY; and Mary Harris, Wallins; two grandchildren, and one great-grandchild; a special niece, Tina Robinson, Union, KY; special great-nephew, Dawson Thomas Howard; other nieces and nephews; Tina Robinson, Lauren Wilson, Krista Grooms, Kasi Davis, Elizabeth Kelly, Robert Smith, Jason Howard, Walter Howard, Jr., Bryan Harris, Justin Harris, Earl Bledsoe, Jr.; and Thomas Heck; and a host of great-nieces and nephews. Sonia loved Joy Goins like a daughter and Olivia Johnson as a granddaughter.

Visitation will be from 12 to 2 p.m. Monday, December 2, 2024, at the Blackmont Baptist Church with funeral services starting at 2 p.m. with Reverend David Howard and Reverend Ray Stepp officiating.

Burial will be in the Alva Memorial Gardens in Alva, KY with family and friends serving as pallbearers.

Loyall Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Sonia Kay Bledsoe.