Robert Davis Ford^{[1, 2]}

1929 - 2009  (79 years)

• Name	Robert Davis Ford
  Born	23 Dec 1929
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Dec 2009	St. Mary’s Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	8 Dec 2009	Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I80281	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John Garfield Ford,   b. 6 Apr 1881, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 May 1938  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Anna Elizabeth Davis,   d. 1970
  Married	4 Feb 1906
  Family ID	F29503	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Iva Ruth Sentell
  Children	+ 1. Robert Forrest Ford + 2. Mary Catherine Ford,   b. 15 Aug 1950  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F113115	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Betty Katherine Rader,   b. 6 Nov 1934,   d. 13 Nov 1997  (Age 63 years)
  Children	+ 1. Steven Phillip Ford,   b. 6 Sep 1954, Greenville, South Carolina  (Age 70 years)   2. Richard Alan Ford,   b. 23 May 1956, Greenville, South Carolina  (Age 68 years) + 3. James Edward "Jimmy" Ford,   b. 17 Sep 1957, Ipswich, England ,   d. 17 Jan 2014  (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F29513	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Ferne W.
  Family ID	F104562	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 8 Dec 2009 - Resthaven Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 94. [S84] E-Mail, Steven Ford [ford1954@comcast.net], 16 Dec 2007. [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 5 Dec 2009. (December 23, 1929 - December 5, 2009) U.S. Veteran Robert Davis “Bob” Ford, age 79, of Parrottsville, passed away, Saturday, December 5, 2009, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Knoxville, following a lengthy illness. He was preceded in death by his wife Betty K. Ford; parents, John and Anner Davis Ford; and several brothers and sisters. He retired from the Unites States Air Force with 29 ½ years of service. During WWII he had served in the Navy and Army Air Corps. During Korea and Vietnam he served in the Air Force. He also worked for Jabos Pharmacy as a technician and was a member of Newport Masonic Lodge # 234, and Scottish Rite Kerbela Shrine. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Ferne W. Ford of Parrottsville; children, Steven Phillip Ford and wife Karen of Kodak, Richard A. Ford of Sweetwater, James E. Ford, of Parrottsville, TN, Robert F. Ford, and Kathy Ford; step-daughters, Robyn Strange, Nona Nychyk and husband Tim, Charla Fox and husband G.T., of Ft. Myers, FL; brother, Nathan Ford of Parrottsville; grandchildren, Ronald P. Ford, Powell, TN, Robin K. Henderson, Jefferson City, Jeremiah Ford, California, Robert J. Ford, Ft. Irwin, California, Daniel D. Ford, California, Allison A, Holt, Seymour; step-grandchildren, Michael Barnes, Ft. Myers, Florida, Rebecca Nychyk, Gainesville, Florida, Gary Nychyk, The Dalles, Oregon, Tim, Nychyk, Brandis Rodriguez, Ft. Myers, Florida; several great grandchildren and step-great grandchildren; and other family and friends. A Masonic service will be held 7:00 pm Monday, December 7, 2009 in Manes Funeral Home Chapel, followed by funeral services, with Marta Cogburn and Rick Spell officiating. Burial will be held 11:00 am Tuesday, December 8, 2009 in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5-7 pm Monday at Manes Funeral Home prior to the service. Family and friends may sign the guest register on line at: www.manesfuneralhome.com. Manes Funeral Home in charge.