Lois Ford

Lois W. Ford, age 95, a resident of Dunkirk, passed away on Monday, Sept. 4, 2023, at The Waters of Dunkirk in the company of her daughter Jill and daughter-in-law Jill Ford.

Lois was born on July 21, 1928, in Dunkirk, the daughter of Charles Basil “Bill” and Charlotte “Lottie” B. Morgan. She graduated from Dunkirk High School in 1946 and retired as vice president of Citizens First State Bank in Dunkirk after 30 years of service. She also owned and operated Lois’ Antique Shop in Dunkirk.

Lois volunteered for many years at the Dunkirk Food Pantry. She was a member of Plymouth United Church of Christ in Dunkirk and Dunkirk Order of the Eastern Star where she served as a past Worthy Matron.

Lois married Harry Ford on June 19, 1949, and he passed away on July 21, 2003. She often mentioned after retirement that she missed her people at the bank, and she loved playing euchre and poker. 

Survivors include:

Her children — Phil Ford (wife: Jill), Dunkirk, Indiana, Jill Starr (husband: Paul), Redkey, Indiana, Nancy Robbins (husband: Alan), Dunkirk, Indiana, and Bob Ford (wife: Tammy), Redkey, Indiana 

Two sisters-in-law — Lucille Morgan, Dunkirk, Indiana, and Shirley Young, Hartford City, Indiana 

Twelve grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren

Visitation will be held on Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Redkey United Methodist Church, 122 W. Main St., Redkey, Indiana. Funeral services will follow at 3 p.m. on Saturday at the church. Pastor Randy Davis will officiate and burial will follow at Dunkirk I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Dunkirk, Indiana. 

Memorials may be directed to The Tippecanoe Watershed Foundation or Dunkirk Elks Lodge 1776. 

The family would like to thank the staff at The Waters of Dunkirk and Heart to Heart Hospice for the care given to their mother. 

Arrangements are entrusted to Williamson-Spencer and Penrod Funeral Home in Portland.