Arnold "Pete" Ford Obituary (1931

Mr. Arnold "Pete" Ford, age 93 of Deputy, Indiana, entered this life on May 26, 1931 in Jefferson County, Indiana, the son of the late John C. and Bertha Lawler Ford. He was a 1949 graduate of Deputy High School. He served his country in the United States Army and was transferred to the National Guard for nine years and honorably discharged. He was united in marriage to Evilee Moore on September 13, 1968 in Madison, Indiana. He worked on the line at Cummins Engine Company in Columbus, Indiana, retiring after 30 years of service. He was a member of the Lick Branch Baptist Church near Deputy, Indiana, and more recently he became a member of the Commiskey Baptist Church. He enjoyed visiting with friends and neighbors, going fishing and raising a large garden. He enjoyed selling his produce from his garden from his front porch in Deputy. Pete died on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 8:27 a.m. at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Pete will be missed by his loving sons, Kenny Ford of Deputy, Indiana, and Roger Ford and his wife Doris of Deputy, Indiana; his stepson, Rabon Barrett of Dayton, Ohio; his daughter-in-law, Erlena Ford Sellers of Commiskey, Indiana; his grandchildren, Charlie Napier, Emma Napier, Sarah Brown, Jon Ford, Johnny Ford, Patience Ford Howser and Clinton Ford; 12 great-grandchildren, 5 great-great-grandchildren; several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren; his brother, John Ford, Jr. of Columbus, Indiana; his sister, Martha Jo Cooper of Columbus, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, John C. Ford, died April 29, 1965, his mother, Bertha E. Lawler Ford, died July 1, 1995, his wife of 42 years, Evilee Moore Ford, died August 1, 2009, his son, Gary Lynn Ford, died May 8, 2007, his daughter, Peggy Ford Case, died April 2, 2022, his stepson, Charles Barrett, his brothers, Wallace Ford, died April 10, 2005 and Fred Ford, died January 10, 2021. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Friday, April 11, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Pisgah Cemetery near Deputy, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday, April 10, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Friday, April 11, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute with military honors will be provided by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To Place An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Arnold "Pete" Ford, please click here to visit our sympathy store.