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MARTHA MAE FORD (Age 91)
Of Rancho Mirage, CA (formerly a 64 year resident of Washington, DC) entered into eternal rest on April 8, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Ralph Eugene Ford, Sr. and mother of the late Joseph Lawrence Ford. Martha retired from the Naval Research Laboratory in 1979 and was a founding and long-time member of Randall Memorial Baptist Church. She is survived by her son, Ralph E. Ford, Jr.; daughters, Ida E. Tolliver and Cynthia Ford-Marshall; five grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, seven great, great-grandchildren and a host of nephews, nieces and friends. The Homegoing Celebration Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20 at the FORT LINCOLN FUNERAL HOME, 3401 Bladensburg Rd., Brentwood, MD. The family will receive friends from 12:30 p.m. until time of service. Interment Ft. Lincoln Cemetery with repast immediately following. Officiating, Rev. Dr. V. DuWayne Battle, Camden, NJ. Arrangements by FORT LINCOLN FUNERAL HOME.
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Gloria Ellis
April 19, 2011
May the Lord lift the family of Martha Ford up and let them know that he will be with them and give them strength in this time of loss, God bless you all.
Sister Gloria Ellis
Marietta (Williams) Hendricks
April 18, 2011
Dear Family Members of Mrs. Ford: I met her after arriving in this area early 1969. I have some very fond memories of our tenure at Randall Memorial Baptist Church as members of the body of Christ, as Choral Choir Members, and while serving as Church Officers. Mrs. Ford made my beautiful bridal bouquet as well as those of my bridesmaids when I married January 1979. I admired her roller skating skills. Though she was a small framed woman she was a giant of a woman. She is one of the few mature adults that I knew at that time who actually lived life as the young in heart does. I mean she was very active and full of energy. I don't know if there was anything she couldn't do if she put her mind to it. In the late ninety's I lost track of her and was surprised when my husband showed me her obituary. I am happy to have known Mrs. Ford and to have been the recipient of her loving and giving spirit, talent, counsel and influence. May your pleasant memories of her comfort you and may the grace and mercy of God sustain you.
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