Mike Medford

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Born in Sheffield, Ala., to Hollis Dean and Ella Mae Maxwell Medford, he was a veteran of the United States Army and proudly served in Vietnam. Mike was a Baptist and a retired law enforcement officer and had been employed with the Blytheville Police Department, Marion Police Department, Arkansas ATC and the Mississippi County Sheriff's Office. He was also active in Masons, National Rifle Association and the VFW.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Mike is survived by his mother, Ella Medford of Blytheville;

Two sons Hollis Medford and wife, Joni, of Marion, and Kevin Medford and wife, Janie of Blytheville;

A brother, Stevie Medford of Wauconda, Ill.;

Two sisters, Claudette Bacon of Columbus, Wisc., and Patricia Clark of Round Lake, Ill.; and

Two grandchildren, Kyle Medford and Alisha Medford.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Cobb Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jim Walker officiating. Burial will follow in Dogwood Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Cobb Funeral Home. An online register may be signed at cobbfuneralhome.com