Dick "Mailman" Ford age 66, of Murray, Ky., died Tuesday, November 05, 2013 at the Murray Calloway Co. Hospital.
Mr. Ford was born November 19, 1946 in Anna, Ill., to the late Garnet and Martha Wilson Ford. He was a retired mail carrier with the United States Post Office, an Air Force Veteran of the Vietnam War, a member of the Galilee Baptist Church in Wolf Lake, Ill., member of the Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club, Optimist Club, VFW, and the Illinois Tractor Pull Association.
Survivors include his wife, Linda K. Ford of Murray, Ky., they married August 18, 1967 in Wolf Lake, Ill., four daughters, Amy Fish and husband Kevin of Murray, Ky., Toni Lewis and husband Tim of Wolf Lake, Ill., Terri Ford of Murray, and April Curtis and husband Paul of Puryear, Tn., three brothers Ronald Ford of Gorham, Ill., Donald Ford of Grand Tower, Ill., and David Ford of Cape Girardeau, Mo., also eleven grandchildren, Maggie, Austin, Kayla, Savana, Morgan, Molly, Isaiah, Aliyah, Samuel, Garret, Waylon, also lifelong friend John Bludworth of Johnson City, Ill.
A Memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home. Visitation will be held Saturday, November 9, 2013 from 11:00 a.m. till 2:00 p.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home.
Expressions of sympathy can be made to the Disabled Veterans Christmas, Att. Ronnie Stokes, 60 Sanders Lane, Mayfield, Ky. 42066
Online condolences can be left at; www.thejhchurchillfuneralhome.com