Nollie Ray Ford departed this life on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, at the age of 85 years, 1 month, and 17 days. She was born in Savannah, Tennessee on August 26, 1935, the daughter of the late Frank and Allie Seaton Ward. On February 19, 1953, she was united in marriage to Vernon Ray Ford, who preceded in death on March 5, 2013.
Nollie lived in Hardin County all of her life and was a member of the Walnut Grove Community, where she was also a member of the Second Creek Church of Christ. She was a homemaker, and liked to garden and do farm work.
Nollie is survived by her children, Barbara Gean and her husband Wayne, and James Ford and his wife Kathy, all of Florence, Alabama; grandchildren, Wendy Whitten, Kirby Gean, Kyle Gean, Ashley Ford, and Brooke Darby; and great grandchildren, Caleb Whitten, Harley Whitten, Lillie Whitten, Sawyer Gean, Sadie Gean, and Ella Blake.