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Lessie Ford

Funeral services for Mrs. Lessie Smith Ford, 97 ,of Jonesville, LA will be held at Oak Grove Free Methodist Church on Friday, November 21, 2008 at 2:00 PM with Bro. Emitte Belgard, Bro. Curtis Smith and Bro. Ron Wyncoop officiating. Interment will follow at Heard Cemetery, Manifest, under the direction of Young's Funeral Home in Jonesville.

Mrs. Ford was born July 17, 1911 in Jonesville, LA and passed away Wednesday November 19, 2008 at LaSalle General Hospital Jena. She was a resident of Jonesville, a Housewife, and a member of the Oak Grove Free Methodist Church

She was preceded in Death by:
Husband-Theodore Ford,
Father-James Lamadman Smith,
Mother-Rosie Coleman Smith,
Three grandsons-Danny Coldiron, Glenn Ford and Tommy Coldiron,
Two sisters-Jewel Wright and Lillie Cockerham,
Three brothers- Charlie, Willie and George Smith.

Survivors include:
Son-Ernest Ford of Ferriday, La.,
Daughter-Ida Ford Coldiron of Whitehall, La.,
Daughter-Katheleen Ford McCarthy and her husband Illy of Jonesville, La.,
Sister-Bessie Brown of Jonesville, La.
She was also survived by 12 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren and 29 great-great grandchildren.

The Pallbearers will be Dusty Gardner, Todd Gardner, L.W. Watson, Christopher McCarthy, Vince Williams and B.J. Morris.

The family will receive friends at Oak Grove Free Methodist from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Thursday, November 20, 2008.