Barbara Ellise Ford

Barbara Ellise Highland was born in Arkansas on July 30, 1932, the daughter of Rueben Lee and Eula Mae Jones Highland. Except for eight years spent in that state, she lived the rest of her life in Hardin County, Tennessee. On February 28, 1948, she married George Mondel Ford who preceded her in death just slightly over three years ago on October 5, 2015.

Barbara was a homemaker in every sense of the word. She was a wonderful cook and avid gardener who loved her flowers—but not nearly as much as she loved her kids and her grandkids . . . and listening to her family play music on the porch. When she wasn’t caring for them, one of her greatest pleasures came from simply shopping from her home or attending church at the Walnut Grove Church of Christ where she was a member.

Barbara Ford left this life on Sunday, November 4, 2018 at the age of 86 years, 3 months, and 5 days. She leaves to mourn her passing her children Elvin Ford and his wife Joan, Ricky Ford, Jimmy Ford, George Ford, Kay White, and Randy Ford, all of Savannah, Tennessee as well as her grandchildren Brandon, Jason, Crystal, Scottie, Rocky, Billy, Falin, Timothy, Lee Ann, Shana, and Christen, and her great-grandchildren Ricki, C.J., Halle, Cooper, Marley, Phoenix, Jensen, Aiden, Jacob, Houston, Natalie, and Parker.

Other than her husband and her parents, Barbara was preceded in death by her sons William Houston Ford and Timothy Dewayne Ford as well as a great-grandson Damien Ford.