Cora Mae Ford^[1]

1927 - 2011  (83 years)

• Name	Cora Mae Ford
  Born	7 Feb 1927
  Gender	Female
  Died	8 Jan 2011	Mercy Hospital of Newport, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I80323	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Dr. Benjamin Parker Ford,   b. 26 May 1883,   d. 11 Apr 1979  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Magie Rose Raines,   b. 20 Apr 1890,   d. 16 Dec 1965  (Age 75 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1904	Tennessee   [3]
  Family ID	F29428	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	William Walter Grindstaff,   b. 4 Jan 1918,   d. 21 Mar 1999, Mariner Health Care Center  (Age 81 years)
  Married	28 Oct 1949
  Children	+ 1. Earl Marion Grindstaff,   b. 17 Dec 1949,   d. 28 Jun 2011  (Age 61 years)   2. Barbara Jean Grindstaff,   b. 18 Dec 1950  (Age 73 years)   3. Johnny Martin Grindstaff,   b. 11 Nov 1954  (Age 70 years) + 4. Karen Dean Grindstaff,   b. 16 Jul 1968  (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F29517	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 95, 119. [S124] Brown Funeral Home, Newport, Tennessee, (http://www.newportfunerals.com), 8 Jan 2011. Cora Mae (Ford) Grindstaff, age 83, born February 7, 1927, went to be with the Lord on January 8, 2011 at 2:15 p.m. at Mercy Hospital of Newport, Tennessee. She was of Baptist faith, and a member of Allens Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband William Walter Grindstaff; father, Dr. Benjamin Parker Ford; and mother Maggie (Rose Raines) Ford. She was the last survivor of 10 siblings. She is survived by her children Earl and Ota Gay Grindstaff of Cosby, TN, Barbara and Chuck Quintard of Georgia, John Martin and Evelyn Grindstaff of Newport, TN, Karen and Mike Click of Cosby; grandchildren Milissa Ball, Katrina Grindstaff, Leornard Earl and John Grindstaff, Gena Cohoon, Ashley Furgerson, and Daniel Messer; 9 great grandchildren; 1 to mention; several nieces, nephews and friends; and a special long life friend, Rachel (Ford) Kendrick. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Monday, January 10, 2011 in the chapel of Brown Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 in the chapel of Brown Funeral Home with the Rev. T. Berry Large and Rev. Doug Messer officiating. Interment will follow in Resthaven Memorial Gardens. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Groom's Name: Parker Ford Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Maggie Rains Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1904 Marriage Place: Tennessee Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03274-0 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number: 1928642 Reference Number: 47