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Ann Ford Obituary
Ann Bradley Ford, 81, passed away on Monday, December 1, 2025 in Northampton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jackson. Mrs. Ford was born on March 20, 1944 in Roanoke Rapids, the daughter of the late Maria Bradley and James Robert Bradley. She was also preceded in death by her husband Henry S. Ford, Sr.
Ann was very creative; she loved coloring and working with kids. She had a daycare called Mrs. Ann’s Country Daycare. As a child she was a member of Seaboard Baptist Church and after marring her husband she joined Seaboard United Methodist Church.
Surviving include her children: Maria Myers of Wake Forest and Henry Bradley Ford (Andrea) of Roanoke Rapids; her sister Betsey Merrit (Tom) of Roanoke Rapids, her grandchildren: Zoe Myers, Sydney McCraw, Holden Ford, Payton Ford, and Cullen Ford.
A Funeral Service will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025 at Hockaday Funeral & Cremation Service with Rev. Jason Yeatts officiating. Burial will follow in Seaboard Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 12:00 PM. Friends may sign the online register by visiting www.hockadayfs.com.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
507 Highway 158, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870-0698
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