Margarette Ann Ford, age 80, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at Decatur Morgan Hospital in Decatur, Alabama. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Ford was born in Webb City, Missouri on November 28, 1943 to Thomas Elmo and Wilma Bates Webb, Sr. She attended East Lawrence UPC House of Hope in Trinity, Alabama. She held a Master’s Degree in Education and was a retired school teacher. She loved greeting people at Walmart. She found joy in helping others and teaching people. Mrs. Ford was a loving mother, grandmother, and friend to everyone… her kindness and love will endure in the hearts of all who knew her. Although we mourn her passing, we take comfort in knowing that she has been reunited with her loved ones in the embrace of eternal peace.
Mrs. Ford was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, Richard Roy Ford.
She is survived by her daughter, Sarah Ford; son, Richard Whitney Ford (Jodi); sister, Mary Jo Denny (Mike); brother, Thomas Elmo Webb, Jr. (Nancy); two grandchildren, Emma Rose Harris Ford and Samuel Webb Ford; and a special friend, Patchez Settlemires.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Franklin Graham Samaritan’s Purse at: Samaritanspurse.org.
