Kenneth Dale Ford, 84, of Connersville, died Sunday, June 22, 2008, at Fayette Regional Health System.
He was born to Charles F. and Lena Haas Ford in Connersville on July 27, 1923. He attended St. Gabriel School and graduated from Connersville High School in 1942. During his growing-up years, he worked at the Auditorium Theatre as an usher and also at the Connersville News-Examiner where he prepared rural deliveries for mailing and also operated the Line-O-Type printing machine.
After graduation, he was employed at Ready Machine Tool and Die Corporation as a designer of dies prior to entering the U.S. Navy in 1943. He attained the rank of Gunners-Mate First Class after attending the Electrical Hydraulic School in San Diego, Gunnery and Demolition School in Pocatello, Idaho and special training at Dam Neck, Virginia for mounting sixteen-inch guns. He served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Marcus Island with the Third Fleet participating in the Battles of Palua, Leyete, Mindinoa, the Second Battle of the Coral Sea and Okinawa. Upon discharge in 1946, he was awarded the Victory Medal, American Area Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with four stars and the Phillipine Liberation Ribbon with two bronze stars.
Mr. Ford resumed work at Ready Machine Tool and Die in 1946 and following the death of Mr. C.P. Ready, he became President of the business overseeing the design of tools and dies for industries worldwide. The uncle of C.P. Ready established the business in 1926 and out of respect, Mr. Ford chose to maintain the Ready name. After retirement, he established Ford Consulting and continued to enjoy retirement while developing many hobbies-wood crafting in particular. He also served as president of the Board of Trustees at Fayette Memorial Hospital.
On July 27, 1946, he was married to Betty L. Ayers of Connersville. Survivors include his wife; three children and their spouses: Beth and Steve Chase of Alburquerque, New Mexico, Charles and Tamela Ford of Oxford, Ohio, Ellen and Jack McCune of Boston, Massachusetts; six grandchildren: Alexandra and Amanda Chase, Duncan and Evan Ford, Nathaniel and Casey Elizabeth McCune. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Kenneth Dale Ford, Jr., his parents, four sisters and three brothers.
His memberships included St. Gabriel Church, Knights of Columbus, American Legion, AMVETS, Elks and Country Club. Mr. Ford was a direct descendant of pioneer Silas Ford who migrated to Connersville from Virginia with his son Gayle in 1813. Gayle became the first builder and owner of The Patriot, Connersville's first canal boat which carried freight and passengers from Hagerstown, Indiana to Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Gabriel Church with Rev. Stanley Herber officiating. Interment will follow in Dale Cemetery with military honors provided by the Fayette County Veterans Council. Friends may visit at Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Myers Chapel, Connersville, from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday and at the church after 10 a.m. on Friday. Memorial contributions may be made at the funeral home to the Fayette County Foundation. For additional information and to send condolences or memories, go to http://www.ShowalterBlackwellLong.com/.
He was born to Charles F. and Lena Haas Ford in Connersville on July 27, 1923. He attended St. Gabriel School and graduated from Connersville High School in 1942. During his growing-up years, he worked at the Auditorium Theatre as an usher and also at the Connersville News-Examiner where he prepared rural deliveries for mailing and also operated the Line-O-Type printing machine.
After graduation, he was employed at Ready Machine Tool and Die Corporation as a designer of dies prior to entering the U.S. Navy in 1943. He attained the rank of Gunners-Mate First Class after attending the Electrical Hydraulic School in San Diego, Gunnery and Demolition School in Pocatello, Idaho and special training at Dam Neck, Virginia for mounting sixteen-inch guns. He served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Marcus Island with the Third Fleet participating in the Battles of Palua, Leyete, Mindinoa, the Second Battle of the Coral Sea and Okinawa. Upon discharge in 1946, he was awarded the Victory Medal, American Area Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with four stars and the Phillipine Liberation Ribbon with two bronze stars.
Mr. Ford resumed work at Ready Machine Tool and Die in 1946 and following the death of Mr. C.P. Ready, he became President of the business overseeing the design of tools and dies for industries worldwide. The uncle of C.P. Ready established the business in 1926 and out of respect, Mr. Ford chose to maintain the Ready name. After retirement, he established Ford Consulting and continued to enjoy retirement while developing many hobbies-wood crafting in particular. He also served as president of the Board of Trustees at Fayette Memorial Hospital.
On July 27, 1946, he was married to Betty L. Ayers of Connersville. Survivors include his wife; three children and their spouses: Beth and Steve Chase of Alburquerque, New Mexico, Charles and Tamela Ford of Oxford, Ohio, Ellen and Jack McCune of Boston, Massachusetts; six grandchildren: Alexandra and Amanda Chase, Duncan and Evan Ford, Nathaniel and Casey Elizabeth McCune. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Kenneth Dale Ford, Jr., his parents, four sisters and three brothers.
His memberships included St. Gabriel Church, Knights of Columbus, American Legion, AMVETS, Elks and Country Club. Mr. Ford was a direct descendant of pioneer Silas Ford who migrated to Connersville from Virginia with his son Gayle in 1813. Gayle became the first builder and owner of The Patriot, Connersville's first canal boat which carried freight and passengers from Hagerstown, Indiana to Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Gabriel Church with Rev. Stanley Herber officiating. Interment will follow in Dale Cemetery with military honors provided by the Fayette County Veterans Council. Friends may visit at Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Myers Chapel, Connersville, from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday and at the church after 10 a.m. on Friday. Memorial contributions may be made at the funeral home to the Fayette County Foundation. For additional information and to send condolences or memories, go to http://www.ShowalterBlackwellLong.com/.
Kenneth Dale Ford, 84, of Connersville, died Sunday, June 22, 2008, at Fayette Regional Health System.
He was born to Charles F. and Lena Haas Ford in Connersville on July 27, 1923. He attended St. Gabriel School and graduated from Connersville High School in 1942. During his growing-up years, he worked at the Auditorium Theatre as an usher and also at the Connersville News-Examiner where he prepared rural deliveries for mailing and also operated the Line-O-Type printing machine.
After graduation, he was employed at Ready Machine Tool and Die Corporation as a designer of dies prior to entering the U.S. Navy in 1943. He attained the rank of Gunners-Mate First Class after attending the Electrical Hydraulic School in San Diego, Gunnery and Demolition School in Pocatello, Idaho and special training at Dam Neck, Virginia for mounting sixteen-inch guns. He served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Marcus Island with the Third Fleet participating in the Battles of Palua, Leyete, Mindinoa, the Second Battle of the Coral Sea and Okinawa. Upon discharge in 1946, he was awarded the Victory Medal, American Area Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with four stars and the Phillipine Liberation Ribbon with two bronze stars.
Mr. Ford resumed work at Ready Machine Tool and Die in 1946 and following the death of Mr. C.P. Ready, he became President of the business overseeing the design of tools and dies for industries worldwide. The uncle of C.P. Ready established the business in 1926 and out of respect, Mr. Ford chose to maintain the Ready name. After retirement, he established Ford Consulting and continued to enjoy retirement while developing many hobbies-wood crafting in particular. He also served as president of the Board of Trustees at Fayette Memorial Hospital.
On July 27, 1946, he was married to Betty L. Ayers of Connersville. Survivors include his wife; three children and their spouses: Beth and Steve Chase of Alburquerque, New Mexico, Charles and Tamela Ford of Oxford, Ohio, Ellen and Jack McCune of Boston, Massachusetts; six grandchildren: Alexandra and Amanda Chase, Duncan and Evan Ford, Nathaniel and Casey Elizabeth McCune. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Kenneth Dale Ford, Jr., his parents, four sisters and three brothers.
His memberships included St. Gabriel Church, Knights of Columbus, American Legion, AMVETS, Elks and Country Club. Mr. Ford was a direct descendant of pioneer Silas Ford who migrated to Connersville from Virginia with his son Gayle in 1813. Gayle became the first builder and owner of The Patriot, Connersville's first canal boat which carried freight and passengers from Hagerstown, Indiana to Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Gabriel Church with Rev. Stanley Herber officiating. Interment will follow in Dale Cemetery with military honors provided by the Fayette County Veterans Council. Friends may visit at Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Myers Chapel, Connersville, from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday and at the church after 10 a.m. on Friday. Memorial contributions may be made at the funeral home to the Fayette County Foundation. For additional information and to send condolences or memories, go to http://www.ShowalterBlackwellLong.com/.
He was born to Charles F. and Lena Haas Ford in Connersville on July 27, 1923. He attended St. Gabriel School and graduated from Connersville High School in 1942. During his growing-up years, he worked at the Auditorium Theatre as an usher and also at the Connersville News-Examiner where he prepared rural deliveries for mailing and also operated the Line-O-Type printing machine.
After graduation, he was employed at Ready Machine Tool and Die Corporation as a designer of dies prior to entering the U.S. Navy in 1943. He attained the rank of Gunners-Mate First Class after attending the Electrical Hydraulic School in San Diego, Gunnery and Demolition School in Pocatello, Idaho and special training at Dam Neck, Virginia for mounting sixteen-inch guns. He served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Marcus Island with the Third Fleet participating in the Battles of Palua, Leyete, Mindinoa, the Second Battle of the Coral Sea and Okinawa. Upon discharge in 1946, he was awarded the Victory Medal, American Area Ribbon, Asiatic Pacific Ribbon with four stars and the Phillipine Liberation Ribbon with two bronze stars.
Mr. Ford resumed work at Ready Machine Tool and Die in 1946 and following the death of Mr. C.P. Ready, he became President of the business overseeing the design of tools and dies for industries worldwide. The uncle of C.P. Ready established the business in 1926 and out of respect, Mr. Ford chose to maintain the Ready name. After retirement, he established Ford Consulting and continued to enjoy retirement while developing many hobbies-wood crafting in particular. He also served as president of the Board of Trustees at Fayette Memorial Hospital.
On July 27, 1946, he was married to Betty L. Ayers of Connersville. Survivors include his wife; three children and their spouses: Beth and Steve Chase of Alburquerque, New Mexico, Charles and Tamela Ford of Oxford, Ohio, Ellen and Jack McCune of Boston, Massachusetts; six grandchildren: Alexandra and Amanda Chase, Duncan and Evan Ford, Nathaniel and Casey Elizabeth McCune. He was preceded in death by an infant son, Kenneth Dale Ford, Jr., his parents, four sisters and three brothers.
His memberships included St. Gabriel Church, Knights of Columbus, American Legion, AMVETS, Elks and Country Club. Mr. Ford was a direct descendant of pioneer Silas Ford who migrated to Connersville from Virginia with his son Gayle in 1813. Gayle became the first builder and owner of The Patriot, Connersville's first canal boat which carried freight and passengers from Hagerstown, Indiana to Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Mass of Christian Burial will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Gabriel Church with Rev. Stanley Herber officiating. Interment will follow in Dale Cemetery with military honors provided by the Fayette County Veterans Council. Friends may visit at Showalter Blackwell Long Funeral Home, Myers Chapel, Connersville, from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday and at the church after 10 a.m. on Friday. Memorial contributions may be made at the funeral home to the Fayette County Foundation. For additional information and to send condolences or memories, go to http://www.ShowalterBlackwellLong.com/.
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