Elizabeth Shackelford Myers "Busy" Ford

FORD, Elizabeth Shackelford Myers "Busy," of Richmond, Va., passed away Monday, September 7, 2009. Born October 3, 1928 to the late Sterling Eve and Amanda Elizabeth Shackelford, she was predeceased by her sons, Robert Walter Myers and Daniel Rembert Myers; her brother, Earl; sisters, Helen, Virginia and Phyllis; and her former husband, Joseph P. Myers III. She is survived by her husband, William R. Ford; children, Mary Leighton Myers O'Connell (Joseph), Jayne Myers Smith (Richard), Helen Myers Lambert (Jon), Joseph P. Myers IV (Laurie), Patricia Myers Jeter (Rusty), Kevin John Myers (Lisa); and daughter-in-law, Anne Myers Gray; her stepchildren, Jill Ford Davis (Dicky), Betsy Ford Ryan (Ken), Ellen Ford (Allen) and Meg Ford Blanton; her sister, Shirley Jackson; 22 grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and numerous nieces and nephews. Her greatest joys in life were her children and grandchildren. The family will receive friends at Bliley's - Central, 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday (today), September 9, 2009. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Benedict Catholic Church, with interment to follow in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Bon Secours Hospice, 5875 Bremo Rd., Suite 710, Richmond, Va. 23226.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.