Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ford, John Richard Sr. December 22, 1999
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Virginian Pilot December 26, 1999

John Richard Ford Sr., 78, of the 5400 block of Powhatan Ave., passed away 
Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999, at his residence. He was the retired owner of the 
Frank R. Ford Jewelry Store in Norfolk. Born in Norfolk, he was the son of the 
late Charles Linwood Ford and Grace MacKimmie Ford.
Mr. Ford was a member of Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, was a past 
worshipful master of Ruth Masonic Lodge, No. 89, a member of Grice Commandry No. 
16, Knights Templar, John Walters Royal Arch Chapter No. 68, and Khedive Shrine 
Temple. He was a past president of the Virginia Jewelers Association and was 
named in the "Who's Who" of the jewelry industry. He was also a member of the 
Norfolk Yacht and Country Club and was a former member of the board of directors 
for the Tidewater Better Business Bureau, Tidewater Heart Association, Tidewater 
Multiple Sclerosis Society, Retail Merchants Association and the Downtown 
Norfolk Association. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. 
Coast Guard. He was the second junior vice commander of the Bernard Hines 
Chapter No. 21 of Disabled American Veterans.
Survivors include his beloved wife of 54 years, Winifred Bodnam Ford; two 
daughters, Elaine Ford Brunson and her husband, Duffy, of Paeonian Springs, Va., 
and Catherine Ford Moss and her husband, John, of Norfolk; a son, John Richard 
Ford Jr. and his wife, Lin, of Norfolk; 10 loving grandchildren; and a cousin, 
William Elliott of Syracuse, N.Y.
A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Royster Memorial 
Presbyterian Church by Dr. John R. Monroe. Burial will be private in Elmwood 
Cemetery. The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Hampton 
Roads Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society or to the American 
Cancer Society. Cox Funeral Home is in charge.


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