FORD, Florabelle: Died 1989

FORD, KERR, LAWRENCE, COX, PATTERSON, SALTER, MURRAY, COHENOUR, HAINLINE, LOCKWOOD

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Date: 7/19/2024 at 19:02:05

VB Co L-R
1989 SE 7

Florabelle Ford

Florabelle Ford, daughter of George and Sadie Lawrence Kerr, was born December 8, 1907 in Bonaparte and died Wednesday morning, August 30, 1989 at Donnellson Manor Care Center in Donnellson at the age of 81.

She lived her life in Van Buren County, had been cook at Hotel Manning in Keosauqua, and for a number of years, operated the Douds Cafe.

She married Willard Cox December 29, 1925 at Mt. Sterling. He died in 1957. She later married John Ford, who died in 1985.

Surviving are five sons, Dean Cox, Des Moines, Ronnie and Marvin Cox, Davenport, Larry Cox, Chadron, Nebraska, and Bill Cox, Douds; four daughters, Naomi Patterson, Green Valley, Arizona, Karen Salter, Des Moines, Sandra Murray, Islamabad, Pakistan, and Mary Cohenour, Fairfield; 32 grandchildren and a number of great-grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother, Arlie Kerr in Colorado; two sisters, Faye Hainline, Bonaparte, and Trudy Lockwood of Florida. Two sisters and two brothers preceded her in death.

Funeral services were held Friday, September 1, 1989 at 2:30 p.m. at Pedrick Funeral Home, Douds with Reverend Phil Campbell officiating. Interment was in Leando Cemetery. A memorial was established for the Diabetes Association.

Source: "Scrapbook 1989 - 1990", Pg. 561,
Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, Van Buren Co., IA