Joe Ford Jr. 94 of Kennett, Missouri was born January 24, 1926, in the Johnson Island Community, near Kennett. Joe passed away on November 22, 2020 at the Piggott Community Hospital. Joe was the son of the late Joseph Alfred Ford Sr. and Lottie (Gee) Ford.
Joe was a World War II veteran and was inducted into the Army-Air Force in 1944 immediately after completing Senath High School in Senath, Missouri. He served his country in the Pacific Theater stationed in Guam, Tinian and the Philippines. Joe was awarded several medals and awards including the Victory Medal, American Theatre Ribbon, Overseas Bar, Good Conduct Medal and the B-29 Group Bomb Squad Award.
After the war, Joe retuned to Kennett, Missouri, and began his career at the Cotton Exchange Bank in 1946, where after 45 years he retired in 1991. He was elected President of the bank by the Board of Directors in 1981. He later served on the Board of Directors for the bank.
He met his future wife Alberta James, while attending Senath High School and they were married September 29, 1946. They were married for sixty-six years. They were the parents of Joe Ford III of Bartlett, Tennessee and Karen McCormick of Cabot, Arkansas. They had three granddaughters Sarah Pericfull, Lindsey Campbell and Hayley Ward. They also had three great grandchildren Alexis, Abbigail and Sydney Pericfull. Alberta preceded him in death in November 2013. Also, preceding him in death was his sister, Ethel Denney and brother Leon Ford. Survivors include three sisters Wilma (Iler) Blanton, Patsy Ford and Peggy Landess.
Joe was a member of the Kennett Rotary Club for over fifty years and was the president of the club. Joe also served as a president of the Kennett Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Jaycees and the Kennett Housing Board.
One of the highlights of his retirement was when he was one of the forty WWII veterans who took the Honor Tour to Washington, D.C. He saw the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb to end the WWII with Japan and many other historical monuments and sites.
Joe was an enthusiastic St. Louis Cardinals fan. He loved to duck hunt with his friends earlier years. He and his wife, Alberta were avid fisherman and spent many happy hours fishing together on Norfolk Lake.
Joe was kindhearted man and will be remembered for his great sense of humor and easy going nature. He loved the fact of growing up in Kennett, Missouri. Joe was also a member of the Slicer Street Church of Christ.
Visitation will be 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Friday, November 27, 2020 at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett, Missouri. Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Friday, November 27, 2020 in the McDaniel Chapel with Mr. Spencer Furby and Johnny Hester officiating, burial will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kennett, Missouri. Honored to serve as pallbearers: Frank Carter, Jon Ward, James Jarrett, Mark Wallace, Charles Isbell, and Keith Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers: Rick Gore, Frank Stuart, Gaylon Coomer, Kennett Rotary Club, and Southern Bank Employees.
Memorials maybe made to: Slicer Street Church of Christ or the Paragould Children's Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.mcdanielfuneralservice.com Livestream service can be viewed on McDaniel Funeral Service Facebook Page. McDaniel Funeral Service of Kennett is in charge of arrangements.
Source: https://www.mcdanielfuneralservice.com/obituary/joseph-joe-fordjr
===Personal Note====I knew Joe and his wife Alberta from church. I visited him a few times and took the photo that is uploaded. He missed his wife dearly. He loved having visitors and the youth group come into his home.
Joe was a World War II veteran and was inducted into the Army-Air Force in 1944 immediately after completing Senath High School in Senath, Missouri. He served his country in the Pacific Theater stationed in Guam, Tinian and the Philippines. Joe was awarded several medals and awards including the Victory Medal, American Theatre Ribbon, Overseas Bar, Good Conduct Medal and the B-29 Group Bomb Squad Award.
After the war, Joe retuned to Kennett, Missouri, and began his career at the Cotton Exchange Bank in 1946, where after 45 years he retired in 1991. He was elected President of the bank by the Board of Directors in 1981. He later served on the Board of Directors for the bank.
He met his future wife Alberta James, while attending Senath High School and they were married September 29, 1946. They were married for sixty-six years. They were the parents of Joe Ford III of Bartlett, Tennessee and Karen McCormick of Cabot, Arkansas. They had three granddaughters Sarah Pericfull, Lindsey Campbell and Hayley Ward. They also had three great grandchildren Alexis, Abbigail and Sydney Pericfull. Alberta preceded him in death in November 2013. Also, preceding him in death was his sister, Ethel Denney and brother Leon Ford. Survivors include three sisters Wilma (Iler) Blanton, Patsy Ford and Peggy Landess.
Joe was a member of the Kennett Rotary Club for over fifty years and was the president of the club. Joe also served as a president of the Kennett Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Jaycees and the Kennett Housing Board.
One of the highlights of his retirement was when he was one of the forty WWII veterans who took the Honor Tour to Washington, D.C. He saw the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb to end the WWII with Japan and many other historical monuments and sites.
Joe was an enthusiastic St. Louis Cardinals fan. He loved to duck hunt with his friends earlier years. He and his wife, Alberta were avid fisherman and spent many happy hours fishing together on Norfolk Lake.
Joe was kindhearted man and will be remembered for his great sense of humor and easy going nature. He loved the fact of growing up in Kennett, Missouri. Joe was also a member of the Slicer Street Church of Christ.
Visitation will be 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Friday, November 27, 2020 at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett, Missouri. Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Friday, November 27, 2020 in the McDaniel Chapel with Mr. Spencer Furby and Johnny Hester officiating, burial will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kennett, Missouri. Honored to serve as pallbearers: Frank Carter, Jon Ward, James Jarrett, Mark Wallace, Charles Isbell, and Keith Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers: Rick Gore, Frank Stuart, Gaylon Coomer, Kennett Rotary Club, and Southern Bank Employees.
Memorials maybe made to: Slicer Street Church of Christ or the Paragould Children's Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.mcdanielfuneralservice.com Livestream service can be viewed on McDaniel Funeral Service Facebook Page. McDaniel Funeral Service of Kennett is in charge of arrangements.
Source: https://www.mcdanielfuneralservice.com/obituary/joseph-joe-fordjr
===Personal Note====I knew Joe and his wife Alberta from church. I visited him a few times and took the photo that is uploaded. He missed his wife dearly. He loved having visitors and the youth group come into his home.
Joe Ford Jr. 94 of Kennett, Missouri was born January 24, 1926, in the Johnson Island Community, near Kennett. Joe passed away on November 22, 2020 at the Piggott Community Hospital. Joe was the son of the late Joseph Alfred Ford Sr. and Lottie (Gee) Ford.
Joe was a World War II veteran and was inducted into the Army-Air Force in 1944 immediately after completing Senath High School in Senath, Missouri. He served his country in the Pacific Theater stationed in Guam, Tinian and the Philippines. Joe was awarded several medals and awards including the Victory Medal, American Theatre Ribbon, Overseas Bar, Good Conduct Medal and the B-29 Group Bomb Squad Award.
After the war, Joe retuned to Kennett, Missouri, and began his career at the Cotton Exchange Bank in 1946, where after 45 years he retired in 1991. He was elected President of the bank by the Board of Directors in 1981. He later served on the Board of Directors for the bank.
He met his future wife Alberta James, while attending Senath High School and they were married September 29, 1946. They were married for sixty-six years. They were the parents of Joe Ford III of Bartlett, Tennessee and Karen McCormick of Cabot, Arkansas. They had three granddaughters Sarah Pericfull, Lindsey Campbell and Hayley Ward. They also had three great grandchildren Alexis, Abbigail and Sydney Pericfull. Alberta preceded him in death in November 2013. Also, preceding him in death was his sister, Ethel Denney and brother Leon Ford. Survivors include three sisters Wilma (Iler) Blanton, Patsy Ford and Peggy Landess.
Joe was a member of the Kennett Rotary Club for over fifty years and was the president of the club. Joe also served as a president of the Kennett Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Jaycees and the Kennett Housing Board.
One of the highlights of his retirement was when he was one of the forty WWII veterans who took the Honor Tour to Washington, D.C. He saw the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb to end the WWII with Japan and many other historical monuments and sites.
Joe was an enthusiastic St. Louis Cardinals fan. He loved to duck hunt with his friends earlier years. He and his wife, Alberta were avid fisherman and spent many happy hours fishing together on Norfolk Lake.
Joe was kindhearted man and will be remembered for his great sense of humor and easy going nature. He loved the fact of growing up in Kennett, Missouri. Joe was also a member of the Slicer Street Church of Christ.
Visitation will be 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Friday, November 27, 2020 at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett, Missouri. Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Friday, November 27, 2020 in the McDaniel Chapel with Mr. Spencer Furby and Johnny Hester officiating, burial will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kennett, Missouri. Honored to serve as pallbearers: Frank Carter, Jon Ward, James Jarrett, Mark Wallace, Charles Isbell, and Keith Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers: Rick Gore, Frank Stuart, Gaylon Coomer, Kennett Rotary Club, and Southern Bank Employees.
Memorials maybe made to: Slicer Street Church of Christ or the Paragould Children's Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.mcdanielfuneralservice.com Livestream service can be viewed on McDaniel Funeral Service Facebook Page. McDaniel Funeral Service of Kennett is in charge of arrangements.
Source: https://www.mcdanielfuneralservice.com/obituary/joseph-joe-fordjr
===Personal Note====I knew Joe and his wife Alberta from church. I visited him a few times and took the photo that is uploaded. He missed his wife dearly. He loved having visitors and the youth group come into his home.
Joe was a World War II veteran and was inducted into the Army-Air Force in 1944 immediately after completing Senath High School in Senath, Missouri. He served his country in the Pacific Theater stationed in Guam, Tinian and the Philippines. Joe was awarded several medals and awards including the Victory Medal, American Theatre Ribbon, Overseas Bar, Good Conduct Medal and the B-29 Group Bomb Squad Award.
After the war, Joe retuned to Kennett, Missouri, and began his career at the Cotton Exchange Bank in 1946, where after 45 years he retired in 1991. He was elected President of the bank by the Board of Directors in 1981. He later served on the Board of Directors for the bank.
He met his future wife Alberta James, while attending Senath High School and they were married September 29, 1946. They were married for sixty-six years. They were the parents of Joe Ford III of Bartlett, Tennessee and Karen McCormick of Cabot, Arkansas. They had three granddaughters Sarah Pericfull, Lindsey Campbell and Hayley Ward. They also had three great grandchildren Alexis, Abbigail and Sydney Pericfull. Alberta preceded him in death in November 2013. Also, preceding him in death was his sister, Ethel Denney and brother Leon Ford. Survivors include three sisters Wilma (Iler) Blanton, Patsy Ford and Peggy Landess.
Joe was a member of the Kennett Rotary Club for over fifty years and was the president of the club. Joe also served as a president of the Kennett Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, Jaycees and the Kennett Housing Board.
One of the highlights of his retirement was when he was one of the forty WWII veterans who took the Honor Tour to Washington, D.C. He saw the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb to end the WWII with Japan and many other historical monuments and sites.
Joe was an enthusiastic St. Louis Cardinals fan. He loved to duck hunt with his friends earlier years. He and his wife, Alberta were avid fisherman and spent many happy hours fishing together on Norfolk Lake.
Joe was kindhearted man and will be remembered for his great sense of humor and easy going nature. He loved the fact of growing up in Kennett, Missouri. Joe was also a member of the Slicer Street Church of Christ.
Visitation will be 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM Friday, November 27, 2020 at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett, Missouri. Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Friday, November 27, 2020 in the McDaniel Chapel with Mr. Spencer Furby and Johnny Hester officiating, burial will be in the Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Kennett, Missouri. Honored to serve as pallbearers: Frank Carter, Jon Ward, James Jarrett, Mark Wallace, Charles Isbell, and Keith Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers: Rick Gore, Frank Stuart, Gaylon Coomer, Kennett Rotary Club, and Southern Bank Employees.
Memorials maybe made to: Slicer Street Church of Christ or the Paragould Children's Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.mcdanielfuneralservice.com Livestream service can be viewed on McDaniel Funeral Service Facebook Page. McDaniel Funeral Service of Kennett is in charge of arrangements.
Source: https://www.mcdanielfuneralservice.com/obituary/joseph-joe-fordjr
===Personal Note====I knew Joe and his wife Alberta from church. I visited him a few times and took the photo that is uploaded. He missed his wife dearly. He loved having visitors and the youth group come into his home.
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MARRIED SEPT. 29, 1946
LOVING PARENTS OF JOE, III AND KAREN
GRANDPARENTS OF SARAH, LINDSEY AND HAYLEY
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