He grew up on a farm in the Appalachian Mountains. He went to Maryville College and then to dental school at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He was a cashier at a restaurant by Sun Records and saw several country greats come through. He joined the U.S. Air Force as a dentist and officer and, after being stationed at Dobbins, decided to live in Atlanta. He opened an office in East Point. Around that time, he met Katherine Burgess, whom he married in 1965. In 1969, he completed orthodontic training in New Jersey and then opened a busy practice in East Point. He moved to Fayetteville, GA, where he started a second office, as well as a family. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents and brothers. He is survived by his children, Donna (Ford) Gober and husband, Geoffrey, and Douglas Ford and wife, Ximena; and grandchildren Jack, Katherine, Emma, and Haley.
He grew up on a farm in the Appalachian Mountains. He went to Maryville College and then to dental school at the University of Tennessee in Memphis. He was a cashier at a restaurant by Sun Records and saw several country greats come through. He joined the U.S. Air Force as a dentist and officer and, after being stationed at Dobbins, decided to live in Atlanta. He opened an office in East Point. Around that time, he met Katherine Burgess, whom he married in 1965. In 1969, he completed orthodontic training in New Jersey and then opened a busy practice in East Point. He moved to Fayetteville, GA, where he started a second office, as well as a family. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents and brothers. He is survived by his children, Donna (Ford) Gober and husband, Geoffrey, and Douglas Ford and wife, Ximena; and grandchildren Jack, Katherine, Emma, and Haley.
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