Estella Ford Saunders

Estella Ford Saunders was born January 12, 1937, in Forest City, Arkansas to the union of Lewis Ford and Linda Lucas Ford. This peaceful life came to an end on Monday, October 13, 2025, at Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Estella married the love of her life David W. Saunders. This union was blessed with love and laughter, two sons and a bonus son.

Estella enjoyed a career in Real Estate. She was always at the top of her game. In her spare time, she enjoyed spending time with her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Linda Lucas Ford and Lewis Ford, brother, Arnold Lucas, grandsons, Kevin Scott and William Williams and nephew, Guy C. Ford.

Those left to cherish her memories are her loving husband, David W. Saunders, son, Kevin (Samatha) G. Williams, Lewis (Ricco) Williams and step-son David W. Saunders, Jr., sister, D. Van Ford Jemison, brother, Lloyd (Ella) Ford, granddaughter, Linda (LeSean) Miller, Antonique work and Briana Benford, great-grandchildren, Amari Williams, and Journee Miller, William and Lewis Williams, Carlyle and Carlyse Esaw, Rodney and Taylor Clemons and Dahnique Frey, nieces, Joy A. Ford and Karen Lucas, Maryland, nephews, Troy C. Ford, Los Angeles, Lloyd and Lance Ford, Arnold Lucas, Jr., Maryland, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, special friends, Jonella Work, Cheryle Washington, G.G. Stewart, Janet Dotson, Wonda Kee, Katherine Pulley and Tom Allen.