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George Acord Obituary

George W. "Ted" Acord STANLEY - George W. "Ted" Acord, 84, died unexpectedly at his home on Sunday, July 22, 2018. There will be no public services. Memorial contributions may be made to Ontario County Humane Society, Happy Tails, 2976 County Road 48, Canandaigua, NY 14424; or Canandaigua Emergency Squad, 223 N. Pearl St., Canandaigua, NY 14424. Ted was born in Arkansas and was the son of the late Cleve and Stella Acord. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955. Ted owned and operated Acord Backhoe Service for 50 years, retiring in 2004. He enjoyed NASCAR. Ted is survived by his wife of 48 years, Mary Murray Acord; two sons, Tim Acord and William (Robyn) Acord; two daughters, Julie Dunn and Joanne Hey; five grandchildren, Austin Acord, Courtney (Edwin) Lloyd, Derek Dunn, Morgan Hey and Abbey Hey; three great-grandchildren, Braelyn Lloyd, Masen Lloyd and Kaden Dunn; one sister, Rose Mary Hartopee; and several nieces and nephews. A special thank you to Ontario County Sheriff Deputy Bob Holland for his help. Please visit www.kenperkinsfuneralhome.com to send a message of condolence to the Acord family.

Published by Daily Messenger on Jul. 24, 2018.
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Prayers and thoughts for the family. So sorry for your loss.
Much love, Kim and Wally Villard

July 25, 2018

Oh Mary! I'm so sorry to be reading this about Ted. Anything you need let us know.

Roxanne & Bob Fish

July 25, 2018

I'm so sorry to hear about Ted's passing .My thoughts and prayers are with the entire family .

John Kinney

July 24, 2018

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