of Jonesboro, AR
May 20, 1941 - February 15, 2020
Loretta Ruth Ford, 78, of Jonesboro, Arkansas, passed away Saturday, February 15, 2020, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. She was born May 20, 1941, in Hoxie, Arkansas, to Lowell and Beatrice (Coker) Graham. Loretta was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Jonesboro.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Ray Ford, and father.
Her survivors include her mother; sons, John G. Ford and Alan R. Ford; daughter, Calanda R. Ford; and sisters, Pam (Butch) Horton and Stacy Hoggard.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 pm, Thursday, February 20, 2020, at Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home, 1900 W Washington Ave Jonesboro, Arkansas, with Brother Tim Campbell and Kevin Barnett officiating. Burial will follow at Trinity Cemetery in Bono, Arkansas.
Honored to serve as pallbearers are Chris Cook, Kenny Ford, Jerry Ford, Jeremy Hoggard, Jordan Hoggard, and Jay Horton. Honorary pallbearers are Ralph Forester and Matthew Aldridge.
Visitation will precede from 1:00 to 2:00 pm at the funeral home.
Miss you mom. My only prayer for the past 6 months was for God not to take you and that prayer went through my mind a million times a day. I guess he needed you more than me. I love you.