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Bessie Ford
July 7, 1934 — January 11, 2017
Bessie Driver Ford, 82, of Lucama, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017.
Funeral, Friday, 6:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, 2811 Fieldstream Dr, Wilson, followed by a time of visiting and sharing. Burial, Saturday, 10:00 AM, Maplewood Cemetery.
She is survived by her daughters, Teresa Ford Yarbrough of Lucama, Pam Ford White (Tom) of Sneads Ferry and Jennifer Ford Kearns of Atlanta, GA; son, Dennis Ford (Terry) of Lucama; grandchildren, Robbie Overman, Heather Ford Clark, Paul & Betsy Ford, William "Billy" Seymour and Sarah Yarbrough; seven great-grandchildren; brother, Lennie Ray Hawley of Bellingham, WA; and faithful companion, "Buddy".
Preceding her in death were her parents, Paul and Rosa Lee Rice Driver; husband, Bobby Ray Ford; son, Bobby Ray Ford, Jr.; grandson, Ryan Yarbrough; sister, Dixie Miller; brothers, Jasper, Tommy and Gene Driver and Rudy Hawley.
Memorials are suggested to Little Rock FWB Church, PO Box 340, Lucama NC 27851-0340 or FWB Children's Home, PO Box 249, Middlesex, NC 27557-0249.