Odessa Ford

Friday, February 17, 2012

Mrs. Odessa Ford, 52, of Jonesboro, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, in Jonesboro. Born March 29, 1959, in Blytheville to Mamie Belt Horton and the late James Brown, she was a member of Annoited House of Praise and worked for Dow Cleaning Services.

In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by one grandchild, Christianna Coaty; three sisters; and three brothers.

Mrs. Ford leaves two grandchildren, Chris Coaty of Blytheville and Carissa Coaty of Scranton, Pa.;

One son, Chris Coaty of Edwardsville, Pa.;

Three sisters, Jessie Ford of Jonesboro, Diane Solis of Blytheville and Debra Williams of Gosnell; and

Seven brothers, A.J. Ford and David Ford of Blytheville, Leo Ford of Osceola, Clark Ford of Memphis, Troy Ford of Texarkana, Robert Ford of Hot Springs and Ricky Williams of Elicott City, Md.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Faith and Glory with the Rev. Adron Poole officiating. Burial will follow at Sandy Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive visitors from noon-2 p.m. Saturday at Faith and Glory.