Viola M. Ford
VIOLA M. FORD WAS BORN ON MAY 7, 1925 IN DILLON COUNTY. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE MARY ETTA MCRAE AND ALBERT DONALDSON. SHE QUIETLY SLIPPED AWAY FROM US ON OCTOBER 9, 2010 AT THE MCLEOD HOSPICE HOUSE IN FLORENCE SC AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS. VIOLA ATTENDED SCHOOL IN DILLON COUNTY. AFTER COMPLETING THE DILLON COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL, SHE MARRIED GLEMAR FORD AND STARTED A FAMILY ON MAY 5, 1946. SHE WORKED FOR LEMMON`S FASHIONS FOR OVER 40 UEARS AND HELD VARIOUS DOMESTIC JOBS AS WELL. VIOLA IS BEST KNOWN FOR CATERING IN WHICH SHE LOVED AND TOOK PRIDE IN DOING.MAKING DELICIOUS FOOD BROUGHT HER GREAT JOY AND PLEASURE. VIOLA FORD IS WELL KNOWN AND A LOCAL LEGEND. VIOLA ACCEPTED CHRIST AT AN EARLY AGE AND JOINED ST. JOHN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH.VIOLA LOVED HER CHURCH AND WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER. SHE SERVED ON MANY BOARDS AND AUXILIARIES: USHER MINISTRY( SERVED 60 YEARS); PASTOR`S AID COMMITTEE, MISSIONARY COMMITTEE AND KITCHEN COMMITTEE. ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2010 VIOLA WAS INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF HONOR AT ST. JOHN MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH. VIOLA WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY; HER MOTHER MARY ETTA MCRAE;HER FATHER ALBERT DONALDSON; A HUSBAND GLEMAR FORD;TWO SISTERS VELAUH PERRY AND MATTIE WARE;FOUR BROTHERS WILLIE MCRAE, SAM MCRAE, ROBERT JONES AND ALBERT DONALDSON. SHE LEAVES HER FOND MEMORIES; A DAUGHTER ALA HAYES OF LATTA, SC,ONE SON FREDRICK O`NEAL FORD OF LATTA, SC, ONE STEP-SON JERRY DINGLES OF ATLANTIC,GA, FIVE SISTERS BEVERLY (ARCHIE) MCLEOD OF DILLON, SC, ANNA LEE NOBLES, DOROTHY WILLIAMS OF WASHINGTON,DC,RUBY (MARSDEN) OWENS OF FLORENCE, SC, VERMELL (HERBERT)LOYLD OF HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY;FOUR SISTERS IN LAW EMMA BLACK,GLADYSROBERSON OF NEW YORK,NY, ESTER MCRAE OF EAST ORANGE, NJ,EMILY JONES OF CHARLESTON, SC, A STEP MOTHER GERTA DONALDSON; FIVE GRANDCHILDREN MICHAEL (LYNN)HODGES, LARRY HODGES AND WILLIAM HAYES OF CHARLESTON WEST VIRGIMIA, MARTHA (GLEN) ROBERTS OF KILLEEN TX AND CYNTHIA CAMPBELL OF LATTA, SC, NINE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN; THREE GREAT GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND A HOST OF NIECES NEPHEWS; TWO VERY SPECIAL NIECES DETRA MCRAE AND LA`KESHIA JENNING; A SPECIAL FRIEND AND CAREGIVER GLADYS BRYANT AND MISS. MARY BROWN.
