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Submitted: 11/16/14 • Approved: 11/18/14 • Last Updated: 11/21/14 • R1052460-G1052459-S3
James
January 5, 1902 - December 27, 1977
*Obituary (news item)
Rogers Daily News
Wednesday, December 28, 1977
Rogers man dies following accident
J.E. Ford, 75, of Rogers was injured in a three-vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon It the intersection of Highway 71 south and New Hope Road in Rogers. He later died at Rogers Memorial Hospital; however, it was not revealed if his death was due to, injuries sustained in the accident.
In a statement obtained shortly after the accident, Ford told police that he was headed north on 71 in the inside lane approaching the intersection when he saw a car ahead of him. He told police he hit his brakes, causing him to hit his head in the car and possibly black out. The Ford vehicle then struck a pick-up truck driven by Michael A. Howard, 26, of Rogers, which in turn struck a car driven by Roy R. Davis, 45, of Springdale. Howard and Davis were not injured.
*Obituary
Springdale News
Thursday, December 29, 1977
J.E. Ford, 75, of Rogers died Tuesday at Rogers Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 5, 1902 at Hot Springs.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Rogers, the Rogers Rotary Club and was a 50-year Mason of the Rogers Masonic Lodge. He was president and chairman of the board of First Federal Savings and Loan of Rogers and a partner in Tucker Abstract Co. of Rogers.
He is survived by his wife Wanda of the home; two sons, James E. Ford and Harold Gene Ford, both of Rogers; two brothers, Henry Ford of Ashdown and Carl Ford of Hot Springs; two sisters, Lilly Dwinell of Louisville, Ky. and Bertha Abel of Lake Tahoe, Calif.; and five grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Callison Funeral Home of Rogers.
Wanda
June 30, 1906 - May 25, 1999
Contributed on 11/16/14 by wfields55
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