Sullivan-Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Ford, James W May 6, 2006
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Elizabethton Star  May 8, 2006
James W. "Jim" Ford 





    James W. "Jim" Ford, 75, 1706 Gap Creek Road, Elizabethton, died Saturday, 

May 6, 2006, at his residence. 





    Mr. Ford was a native of Sullivan County and a son of the late Jess Winston 

and Bernie Cox Ford. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 

his wife, Judy Taylor Ford, November 22, 2005, two sisters, Shirley Ford and 

Edith Wiseman, and two brothers, J.B. Ford and Roy Ford. 





    Mr. Ford had lived most of his life in Carter County. He was a retired 

painter and a member of Zion Baptist Church. He served in the United States 

Army during the Korean Conflict. 





    Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Melton Patterson, 

of Texas; three grandchildren, Robert Chris Carroll Jr., Tiffany Renee 

Patterson and Thomas Wayne Patterson; a great-granddaughter, Aiyana Marie 

Carroll; several nieces and nephews; and two sisters-in-law, Phoebe Ford and 

Georgia Ford, both of Elizabethton. 





    Funeral services for Mr. Ford will be conducted at 8 p.m. Monday, May 8, at 

Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. C.W. Snodgrass officiating. Music will be 

provided by Sonny Gouge and Hunter Berry. Graveside services and interment will 

be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 9, at Happy Valley Memorial Park with Military 

Honors provided by the Tennessee National Guard. Active pallbearers will be 

Mike Odom, Aaron Bowers, Gary Ford, Chris Carroll, Thomas Patterson and Donnie 

Jones. The family would like to express a special "Thank You" to his relatives 

and friends for their care and concern. The family will receive friends from 6 

to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Friends may also call at the residence. 

Family and friends will assemble at the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday to go 

to the cemetery. Condolences to the Ford family may be e-mailed to 

mfc@chartertn.net. 





    Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. 



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