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Submitted: 8/25/22 • Approved: 8/25/22 • Last Updated: 8/28/22 • R1444635-G643345-S3
Melvin 03 Feb 1914 - 22 Oct 2005
Gladys 02 Jul 1914 - 22 Sept 1982
Marriage: 24 Aug 1934 Oxford, Izard County, Arkansas
Melvin Earl Ford son of Wyatt Wilson Ford and Necie Bell (Henley) Ford. Monte Gladys (White) Ford daughter of Hirum Logan White and Bertha Ann (Chadwick) White Malone*. Melvin was born Couch, Oregon County, Missouri died Calico Rock, Izard County, Arkansas. He was a member of the Order of the Freemasons.
**obituary
Batesville Guard, Batesville, Arkansas, September, 2005
OXFORD - Melvin Earl Ford, 91, of Oxford died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005, in a Calico Rock hospital.
Born Feb. 3, 1914, he was the son of Wyatt Wilson Ford and Necie Henley Ford. He was united in marriage to Gladys White Aug. 24, 1934, in Oxford. He was a minister, carpenter, farmer and mail carrier. He was a member of Concord Baptist Church and a member of Union Masonic Lodge for 50 years.
Survivors include two daughters, Laverne Ward of Oxford and Kathy Gulley of Melbourne; three brothers, Wyatt Ford Jr. of Little Rock, Leonard Ford of Anchorage, Alaska, and Sharrel Ford of Sacramento, Calif.; a sister, Lillian Tauscher of Yullee, Fla.; eight grandchildren, Beverly Ward, Tammie Parker, Rhonda Norvold, Regina Newton, Melinda Wommack, Quentina Harris, Kelby Gulley and Gavin Gulley; and eight great-grandchildren, Brandon Whitehead, Blake Whitehead, Lane Norvold, Tori Newton, Jordan Wommack, Bailey Wommack, Jackson Harris and Grayson Harris.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; four brothers, Samuel Ford, Lonnie Ford, Rolla Ford and J.L. Ford; a sister, Vivian Hill Smithwick; a daughter, Nola Faye Blevins; two grandchildren, Valerie Blevins and Mark Dwayne Blevins; and a great-grandchild, Sydney Norvold.
Photo provided courtesy of Vera Emiline (Lane) Reeves.
Note: We do not edit obituaries but are happy to add a note to correct. Melinda Wommack is incorrectly stated as 2 "m" when there should only be 1 "m"
Note: Bertha Ann (Chadwick) White Malone is buried Vernon Cemetery - Coweta, Wagoner County, Oklahoma.
Contributed on 8/25/22 by maxparnell
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