D.L. Ford obituary - 1944
D.L. Ford, 63, died at 3 a.m. Monday in his home on Princeton street after suffering a heart attack two hours earlier. Mr. Ford had been in ill health for several years, but his death came as an unexpected shock to his friends.
Born in Crittenden county on Oct. 7, 1881, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ford, he was married on Nov. 18, 1903, to Miss Cordelia Martin. They had one daughter, Jewell, now Mrs. Thomas Brantley.
Mr. Ford came to Providence forty years ago. In 1905 he was injured in a mine accident, suffering the loss of a limb.
Thirty-five years ago, Mr. Ford established a general merchandise business in Providence, from which he retired eight years ago because of ill health.
For thirty years he had been an active member of the General Baptist church, and had been a Mason since the age of twenty-one, first with the Blackford lodge and later in Providence.
Mr. Ford's contacts with his family, his friends, and his associates in religious and business circles were characterized by his kindness, his courtesy, and his fair and honest dealings.
Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Cordelia Ford, Providence; son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brantley of Browder; three grandchildren, Larry Ford, Patsy Chloe, and Don Lamar Brantley, of Browder; four sisters,
Mrs. B.H. Fowler of Crittenden county, Mrs. Lonnie Hodge of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Ellis Martin and Mrs. Charles Clayton of Providence; and five brothers, Champ Ford of Shady Grove, Ollie Ford of Detroit; Herbert Ford of Herrin, Ill., Den Ford of Utah, and Thomas Ford of Providence.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the General Baptist church with the Rev. W.M. Frisby and the Rev. C.W. Duffer officiating. Honorary pallbearers were J.D. Spense, W. Fred Hume, T.A. Semple, Lem Killough, H.A. Wynn, S.D. Palmer, J.E. Palmer, M.C. Palmer, J.C. Trader, H.L. Hughes, and Wynn Frisby.
Active pallbearers were Clarence Ball, Billy Oakley, L.L. Ball, L.W.
Killough, W.D. Barrows, and Paul Fraser.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.
The Journal-Enterprise
Providence, Kentucky
Thursday, September 28, 1944
D.L. Ford, 63, died at 3 a.m. Monday in his home on Princeton street after suffering a heart attack two hours earlier. Mr. Ford had been in ill health for several years, but his death came as an unexpected shock to his friends.
Born in Crittenden county on Oct. 7, 1881, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ford, he was married on Nov. 18, 1903, to Miss Cordelia Martin. They had one daughter, Jewell, now Mrs. Thomas Brantley.
Mr. Ford came to Providence forty years ago. In 1905 he was injured in a mine accident, suffering the loss of a limb.
Thirty-five years ago, Mr. Ford established a general merchandise business in Providence, from which he retired eight years ago because of ill health.
For thirty years he had been an active member of the General Baptist church, and had been a Mason since the age of twenty-one, first with the Blackford lodge and later in Providence.
Mr. Ford's contacts with his family, his friends, and his associates in religious and business circles were characterized by his kindness, his courtesy, and his fair and honest dealings.
Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Cordelia Ford, Providence; son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brantley of Browder; three grandchildren, Larry Ford, Patsy Chloe, and Don Lamar Brantley, of Browder; four sisters,
Mrs. B.H. Fowler of Crittenden county, Mrs. Lonnie Hodge of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Ellis Martin and Mrs. Charles Clayton of Providence; and five brothers, Champ Ford of Shady Grove, Ollie Ford of Detroit; Herbert Ford of Herrin, Ill., Den Ford of Utah, and Thomas Ford of Providence.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the General Baptist church with the Rev. W.M. Frisby and the Rev. C.W. Duffer officiating. Honorary pallbearers were J.D. Spense, W. Fred Hume, T.A. Semple, Lem Killough, H.A. Wynn, S.D. Palmer, J.E. Palmer, M.C. Palmer, J.C. Trader, H.L. Hughes, and Wynn Frisby.
Active pallbearers were Clarence Ball, Billy Oakley, L.L. Ball, L.W.
Killough, W.D. Barrows, and Paul Fraser.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.
The Journal-Enterprise
Providence, Kentucky
Thursday, September 28, 1944
D.L. Ford obituary - 1944
D.L. Ford, 63, died at 3 a.m. Monday in his home on Princeton street after suffering a heart attack two hours earlier. Mr. Ford had been in ill health for several years, but his death came as an unexpected shock to his friends.
Born in Crittenden county on Oct. 7, 1881, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ford, he was married on Nov. 18, 1903, to Miss Cordelia Martin. They had one daughter, Jewell, now Mrs. Thomas Brantley.
Mr. Ford came to Providence forty years ago. In 1905 he was injured in a mine accident, suffering the loss of a limb.
Thirty-five years ago, Mr. Ford established a general merchandise business in Providence, from which he retired eight years ago because of ill health.
For thirty years he had been an active member of the General Baptist church, and had been a Mason since the age of twenty-one, first with the Blackford lodge and later in Providence.
Mr. Ford's contacts with his family, his friends, and his associates in religious and business circles were characterized by his kindness, his courtesy, and his fair and honest dealings.
Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Cordelia Ford, Providence; son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brantley of Browder; three grandchildren, Larry Ford, Patsy Chloe, and Don Lamar Brantley, of Browder; four sisters,
Mrs. B.H. Fowler of Crittenden county, Mrs. Lonnie Hodge of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Ellis Martin and Mrs. Charles Clayton of Providence; and five brothers, Champ Ford of Shady Grove, Ollie Ford of Detroit; Herbert Ford of Herrin, Ill., Den Ford of Utah, and Thomas Ford of Providence.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the General Baptist church with the Rev. W.M. Frisby and the Rev. C.W. Duffer officiating. Honorary pallbearers were J.D. Spense, W. Fred Hume, T.A. Semple, Lem Killough, H.A. Wynn, S.D. Palmer, J.E. Palmer, M.C. Palmer, J.C. Trader, H.L. Hughes, and Wynn Frisby.
Active pallbearers were Clarence Ball, Billy Oakley, L.L. Ball, L.W.
Killough, W.D. Barrows, and Paul Fraser.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.
The Journal-Enterprise
Providence, Kentucky
Thursday, September 28, 1944
D.L. Ford, 63, died at 3 a.m. Monday in his home on Princeton street after suffering a heart attack two hours earlier. Mr. Ford had been in ill health for several years, but his death came as an unexpected shock to his friends.
Born in Crittenden county on Oct. 7, 1881, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ford, he was married on Nov. 18, 1903, to Miss Cordelia Martin. They had one daughter, Jewell, now Mrs. Thomas Brantley.
Mr. Ford came to Providence forty years ago. In 1905 he was injured in a mine accident, suffering the loss of a limb.
Thirty-five years ago, Mr. Ford established a general merchandise business in Providence, from which he retired eight years ago because of ill health.
For thirty years he had been an active member of the General Baptist church, and had been a Mason since the age of twenty-one, first with the Blackford lodge and later in Providence.
Mr. Ford's contacts with his family, his friends, and his associates in religious and business circles were characterized by his kindness, his courtesy, and his fair and honest dealings.
Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Cordelia Ford, Providence; son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brantley of Browder; three grandchildren, Larry Ford, Patsy Chloe, and Don Lamar Brantley, of Browder; four sisters,
Mrs. B.H. Fowler of Crittenden county, Mrs. Lonnie Hodge of Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Ellis Martin and Mrs. Charles Clayton of Providence; and five brothers, Champ Ford of Shady Grove, Ollie Ford of Detroit; Herbert Ford of Herrin, Ill., Den Ford of Utah, and Thomas Ford of Providence.
Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the General Baptist church with the Rev. W.M. Frisby and the Rev. C.W. Duffer officiating. Honorary pallbearers were J.D. Spense, W. Fred Hume, T.A. Semple, Lem Killough, H.A. Wynn, S.D. Palmer, J.E. Palmer, M.C. Palmer, J.C. Trader, H.L. Hughes, and Wynn Frisby.
Active pallbearers were Clarence Ball, Billy Oakley, L.L. Ball, L.W.
Killough, W.D. Barrows, and Paul Fraser.
Burial was in Lakeview cemetery.
The Journal-Enterprise
Providence, Kentucky
Thursday, September 28, 1944
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