Extracted from The Caldwell Watchman-Progress (Columbia, LA)
Wednesday, January 4, 1984

W. T. Ford, Jr.

Funeral services for W. T. Ford, Jr., 64, of West Monroe who died Tuesday at St. Francis Medical Center after a long illness, were at 1 p.m. Thursday at Kilpatrick Funeral Home in Monroe with the Rev. George Bonner officiating.

Burial was in Mount Pleasant Cemetery near Columbia.

Mr. Ford was a native of Caldwell Parish. He was a retired store manager at A&P, a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II and a member of Cypress Baptist Church in West Monroe.

Survivors include: His wife, Mrs. Margie Ford of Monroe; two sons, John Ford of Monroe and Tommy Ford of West Monroe; a daughter, Pat Arrant of Rocky Branch; a stepson, Gene Wallace of Monroe; three stepdaughters, Brenda Payne and Ann Hixon, both of Monroe and LaNell Netherland of Dallas; a sister, Beatrice Fisher of Columbia; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were: James Bonnett, R. C. Crain, Hubert Griffin, LeRoy Avery, Ray Procell and Reggie Parham.

Visitation was on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and until time of services Tuesday at the funeral home.