Dewitt Jerry Ford

Mr. Dewitt Jerry "Dee" Ford, 76, of 416 East 21st Street, died Sunday, July 2, 2006, at his home. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 pm Wednesday, July 5, 2006, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. J. Donald McManus and Rev. Randall Ritchie will officiate. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 pm Wednesday at Lady's Funeral Home. At other times, the family will be at their respective homes. Mr. Ford was born July 22, 1929 in Stanly County. He was a son of the late Arch Harrison Ford and Nonie Hagler Ford. Dee was a member of Rodgers Park United Church of Christ. He retired from Celanese Fiber-Industries. He enjoyed fishing, bowling, camping and was an avid bingo player. Mr. Ford, in addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Williams Burroughs Ford, on May 31, 2000. Mr. Ford is survived by a step-daughter, Linda Ritchie of Kannapolis; step-son, Roger Burroughs, and wife, Sharoyn, of Kannapolis; six grandchildren, Mark Ritchie and wife, Lisa, Roger D. Burroughs, Jr. and wife, Ali, Bradley S. Burroughs, Randall Ritchie and wife, Chris, Jennifer B. Holsclaw and husband, Chris, Lori Burroughs; seven great grandchildren, Jeremy Ritchie, Zachary Ritchie, Amanda Ritchie, Noah Ritchie, Jackson Holsclaw, Justin Holsclaw and Grant Burroughs; and his caregiver, Hattie Myers. Memorials may be sent to Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Boy Scout Camp Road, Kannapolis, NC 28081, or to Rodgers Park United Church of Christ, 704 East 22nd Street, Kannapolis, NC 28083.