James Lewis Ford
b. 8 February 1918, d. 22 July 1986
- Father: Klah Thornton Ford
- Mother: Annie Howard
- James Lewis Ford was born on 8 February 1918.
- The following appeared on 31 January 1943 in the Richmond Times-Dispatch: (Lynchburg) Mr. and Mrs. Eason T. Cook, of Opelika, Ala., announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Elizabeth, to James L. Ford, sergeant, ground crew, United States Army Air Force, stationed at Avon Park, Fla. Mr. Ford is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Klah T. Ford of Lynchburg.
The wedding will take place Thursday, March 11, in the First Methodist Church, Opelika. - He married Sara Elizabeth Cook, daughter of Eason Thweatt Cook Jr. and Mary Ella Holt, on 11 March 1943 in Opelika, Lee County, Alabama, at Trinity Methodist Church, with the Rev. J. O. Grogan, D.D., pastor, officiating.
- The following appeared on 17 March 1943 in the Richmond Times-Dispatch: (Lynchburg) Miss Sara Elizabeth Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eason Thweatt Cook, Jr., of Opelika, Ala., and Sergeant James Lewis Ford, of the Army Air Force, son of Mr. and Mrs. Klah T. Ford of Lynchburg, were married march 11 in Trinity Methodist Church, Opelika. The Rev. J. O. Grogan, D. D., the pastor, officiated.
The bride was given in marriage by her father. In her wedding party were Mrs. Douglas Butler, of Opelika, and Miss Elizabeth Hall, of Montgomery; Misses Peggy Holt, of Charlotte, N. C., and Mary Pearson, of Opelika. Anne Moreman and Randy White, Jr., were the ring bearers.
Volney Howard Ford, of Lynchburg, was his brother's best man. - James Lewis Ford died on 22 July 1986 at age 68.
- His wife Sara Elizabeth Cook became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lunchburg, Virginia.
- Last Edited: 5 Jun 2014