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Gordon Ford, 85

Funeral services for Gordon Ford, age 85, of Lafayette, Tenn. were conducted Monday morning, May 26, 2008 at 11 a.m. from the chapel of the Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral Home in Lafayette, Tenn. with Sean Webster officiating.

Gordon FordInterment followed in the Macon County Memorial Gardens.  His pallbearers were Paul Webster, Allen Wix, James Celsor, Ronnie Celsor, Vic Wilson and Leon Fuqua.

Mr. Gordon passed away Friday morning, May 23, 2008 at his residence.

He was born October 11, 1922 in Macon County, Tenn., the son of the late Will and Virgie Driver Ford.  On August 14, 1942, he married Robbie Gregory who survives.  He was a Farmer and a member of the New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church.

Survivors besides his wife, Robbie of 65 years include: daughter, Jolinda Dixon, Lafayette, Tenn., son & daughter-in-law, Richard & Debbie Ford, Alpharetta, Ga., sister & brother-in-law; Marie & Loyd Celsor, Hartsville, Tenn., granddaughter & her husband, Gaye & Roy Johnson, White House, Tenn., grandsons, Zachary Ford, Alpharetta, Ga., Donnie Dixon, McKenzie, Tenn., great-grandsons, Sean Webster, White House, Tenn., Allen Wix, Westmoreland, Tenn., great-great-grandsons, Jude & London Webster, Murfreesboro, Tenn.