William N. "Bill" Ford, Jr. Obituary (1935

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. William N. "Bill" Ford, Jr. Mr. William N. "Bill" Ford, Jr., age 84, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on July 5, 1935 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late William Nathan, Sr. and Mary E. Bott Ford. Bill was proud of his Irish heritage and that his family had settled in Jefferson County in 1809 and he was a fifth generation resident. He was raised in Jefferson County where he was a 1953 graduate of North Madison High School. He then received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Indiana University Southeast in 1970. On March 13, 1965 Bill was united in marriage to Frieda Carol Fordyce in Borden, Indiana. This happy union of 31 years was blessed with sons, William Fredric and Robert Michael. Bill retired in 2000 after a 44 year career with the Indiana Kentucky Electric Corporation in Madison as accounting supervisor. He also enjoyed farming and teaching part-time at Ivy Tech. He also had received his auctioneer's license and dabbled a bit in that trade. Bill served two terms on the Southwestern School Corporation School Board in Hanover. He served on the Jefferson County Farm Bureau Board, was a member of the Madison Genealogy Society, the Jefferson County Historical Society, Madison Jaycees, Historic Hoosier Hills Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D), and Historic Madison, Inc. He was a near lifelong board member of the Neavill's Grove Old Settler's Meetings and often its historian. Bill was involved in politics and was a devoted Democrat. He received the Spencer Schnaitter Award at the 2019 Annual Democrat Dinner. He enjoyed driving his 1968 Cadillac Convertible in the Madison Regatta Parade. Bill was a member of the Hanover Baptist Church and attended the Madison Presbyterian Church as well. After the death of his wife, Frieda on August 24, 1996 and after a number of years he met his companion, Joan McFadden and they enjoyed the last ten years together. They enjoyed wintering in Vero Beach, Florida and attending the First Presbyterian Church there. Bill enjoyed attending the Men's Fellowship and volunteering at Second Chance and the Habitat ReStore. Bill's hobbies included reading, traveling, history, euchre and socializing with friends and family. He always had a smile on his face and never met a stranger. If there was a need you often found Bill helping to make sure that need was met. Bill died on Saturday, November 30, 2019, at 10:50 a.m. at the Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Bill will be missed by his sons, William Fredric "Fred" Ford of Lafayette, Louisiana, Robert Michael "Bob" Ford and his companion Anita Lawrence of Madison, Indiana; his loving companion of ten years, Joan McFadden of Madison, Indiana; his granddaughter, Poppy Memphis Ford and her mother, Adrienne Ford; his sisters in laws, Melody Jane Sizemore and her husband, Charles Michael of New Albany, Indiana, Sue Fordyce of Joliet, Illinois; his nieces and nephew, Lynn, Steve and Amanda; several great nieces, great nephews and other relatives. He was loved and appreciated by Joan's family as well, who not only shared his love but his farming skills in exchange for their engineering and culinary skills. If the boys were farming, he was there. He was preceded in death by his father, William Nathan Ford, Sr., died 1996, his mother, Mary E. Bott Ford, died 1938, his beloved wife of 31 years, Frieda Carol Fordyce Ford, died August 24, 1996, and his brother in law, Jerry Fordyce. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 5, 2019, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Scott Hookey at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Martinsburg Cemetery in Pekin, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Frieda and William N. "Bill" Ford Memorial Endowment in care of the Ivy Tech Foundation or the American Cancer Society. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre's of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of William N. "Bill" Ford, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.