Ford, Arthur "Diddy Boy"

GILMER -- Services for Arthur "Diddy Boy" Ford, 69, of Gilmer, will be 
11 a.m. Thursday, October 19, 2006, at Pine Grove Baptist Church, with 
Pastor David Venters officiating. Burial will be in New Hope Cemetery. 
Arrangements are by Turner Bros. Mortuary. Mr. Ford died October 16, 
2006, in Longview. Born February 21, 1937, in Gilmer, he was a 
lifelong Upshur County resident and a Baptist. Survivors include his 
wife, Jo Mack Ford; sons, Gerald Lee Ford and Stevie Leon Ford; 
daughter, Janice R. Ford; brother, Benny F. Ford; and sisters, Deressie 
Goodman and Ruby Ford. Visitation will be 3-7 p.m. today at the mortuary.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 10/18/2006.