| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Ninth Generation18333. Wilburn Columbus Ford was born on 1 August 1923 in Avery Co., NC.45347 Wilburn enlisted in the on 28 December 1945 at New Bloomfield, Perry Co., PA.45348 Wilburn died in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC on 23 September 2016 and was buried at Tolbert Family Cemetery in Collettsville, Caldwell Co., NC in September 2016 .45349 Lenoir, NC- Mr. Wilburn Columbus Ford, age 93, of Lenoir, passed away on Friday, September 23, 2016 at Frye Regional Medical Center. Born August 1, 1923 in Avery County, Wilburn was a son of the late Ninevah and Ila Coffey Ford. He was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served during World War II. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Ollie Elzora Ford; a daughter, Lillie Mae Ford; and two brothers, Douglas Ford and AC Ford. Survivors include nine daughters, Jone Pope (husband John) of Lenoir, Sylvia Redding of California, Martha Wendt of Lenoir, Rebecca Billings of Wilkesboro, Elsie Pope of Winston-Salem, Cynthia Icenhour of Dudley Shoals, Wanda Webb of Myrtle Beach, Samantha Helton of Granite Falls and Kim Ford of Marion; Three sons, Kenneth Coffey of Maple Grove, Wilburn Ford (wife Teresa) of Cary’s Flat and James Ford of Granite Falls; three brothers, Tatum Ford, Junior Ford and David Ford; three sisters, Zelma Rader, Claire Watson and Agnes Shores; he is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and other relatives. A celebration of Wilburn’s life will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at the Maple Grove Baptist Church at 12:00 PM. Interment will follow the service in the Tolbert Cemetery. The family will receive friends prior to the service at the church from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Evans Funeral Service and Crematory of Lenoir are serving the Ford family. Wilburn Columbus Ford and Ollie Elzoria Coffey were married on 17 January 1948 in Lenoir Twp., Caldwell Co., NC.45350,45351 Ollie Elzoria Coffey, daughter of William Jefferson Coffey and Elsie Mae Hodges, was born on 21 February 1931 in North Carolina. Ollie died after being struck by lightning on 10 July 1955 at the age of 24 in Edgemont, Globe Twp., Caldwell Co., NC and was buried at Tolbert Cemetery in Mortimer, Caldwell Co., NC on 12 July 1955.45352,45353 Wilburn Columbus Ford and Ollie Elzoria Coffey had the following children:
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