Robert Todd Ford, Jr.

Robert Todd Ford, Jr. passed away on February 12, 2025, at the age of 79. He was born September 4, 1945, in Austin, Texas, to Robert Todd and Zoe Jacobs Ford. He grew up in Austin and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Travis High School and continued his education Southwest Texas State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. He later attended Texas A&I University where he received his Master’s of Education. He married Nancy Carter of Dilley in December of 1968. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, R. Todd and Zoe Ford, and his step-sister Dorothy Ford Halliday.

He is survived by his wife Nancy and their three children and their families, Robert Todd Ford, III and wife, Zondra and their children Tyler, Zoey, and Hudson; Dustin Roy Ford and his children Carter and Aaron; Amy Ford Payne and husband, Ryan, and their children Addison and Dylan, as well as numerous cousins, friends, former students, and former athletes. 

Throughout most of his life Bobby was a football coach, a teacher, and a school administrator. He coached and taught at Del Valle Junior High School, Bulverde Junior High School, Freer High School, Laredo United High School, Luling High School, and another 21-year stint at Freer High School, from which he retired in 2008. At that time, he and Nancy moved to the Kinsey Ranch west of Millett where he has been a ranch manager for the last seventeen years.

Bobby loved the outdoors, and thoroughly enjoyed his ranch work. But the pride of his life was first, his family and grandchildren, and second, seeing the many lives he touched in his 36-year coaching career. He enjoyed fly-fishing and loved making his own fly rods and tying the flies with which he fished. He loved their annual summer trips to Fun Valley, Colorado, where he enjoyed fishing and visiting with the many friends he made there. He was a member of First Methodist Church of Dilley.

Visitation will be on Sunday, February 16, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Primrose Funeral Services in Pearsall, Texas.

A funeral service will be on Monday, February 17, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at First Methodist Church in Dilley, Texas with interment to follow in Millett Cemetery in Millett, Texas.

The family would recommend memorials for Bobby to the following:

Dilley Methodist Church, PO Drawer Q, Dilley, Texas 78017

Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch, 600 SW 11th Ave, Amarillo, TX 79101

Funeral arrangements are under the care of Primrose Funeral Services of Pearsall, Texas.