Service for Bro. Willie D. Ford was held Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at 11:00am at Salem Baptist Church in Butler, AL with Rev. Aquilla Pack officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
Bro. Willie Ford was born January 27, 1944 to the late Bro. John B. and Sis. Macie Ford McRae (TJ McRae, stepfather). He departed this life on December 6, 2023 at St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, MS. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Lynette Ford; four brothers; and three sisters.
Willie confessed Christ at an early age and joined Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. He later remarried Lillie Davis and joined Salem Baptist Church in Butler, AL. To this union, one child was born, Lynette Ford.
Bro. Willie leaves to cherish his memories: a devoted wife, Lillie Ford; two devoted stepsons, Jerome Davis, Butler, AL and Tyrone Davis, Dallas, TX; three grandchildren, Myeisha Ford, Buford, GA, LaMarius Ford, Altoona, PA, and Darylesha Bush, Birmingham, AL; eight great grandchildren; seven step grandchildren; 1 step great grandson; four sisters, Mary (Ron) Everett, Earnestine (William) Brown, Shirley (Isaaac) Johnson, and Lovell (Preston) Buchanon; five sisters-in-law; six brothers-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.