Mrs. Evelyn Ford
Mrs. Evelyn Avalyne Thomas Ford, age 78, resident of De Queen, Arkansas, passed peacefully from this life on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

She was the second of seven children born to Harold Mayo and Verna Louise Oglesby Thomas on July 19, 1942, in Arkinda, Arkansas. She married the love of her life, Dan Russell Ford, Sr., on March 7, 1959, in De Queen, and to this union, three children were born. Evelyn retired from the Horatio School System after several years of lunchroom service. She and Dan are members of the Horatio Church of Christ and she enjoyed fishing, cooking, and garage sales. More than anything, she cherished the time spent with her children and grandchildren.

Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Louise Smith; father, Harold Thomas; son, Dan Russell "Rusty" Ford, Jr., in 1989; and siblings, Betty Tolleson, Harold Thomas, Eugene Thomas, and Glenna Tuttle.

Left to cherish her loving memory include her husband of over 62 years, Dan Ford, Sr. of De Queen; two daughters and sons-in-law, LaDonna and Danny Goins of Horatio, and Sherry and James Nelson of De Queen; four grandchildren and their spouses, Kristi and Wade Scott of Horatio, Holly and Steve Jarrell of Hensley, Codi and Jeff English of Little Rock, and Jami and Zane Moore of De Queen; five great-grandchildren, Cali Jarrell, Tucker Scott, Abbi Wester, Erin English, and Dani Wester; two sisters and their spouses, Janet and Joe Sumrell of Ashdown, and Lola and G.A. Cearly of Vandervoort; as well as, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and a host of friends.

Graveside Services for Mrs. Evelyn Ford will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, July 16, 2021, at West Otis Cemetery, with Cy Davis and Bobby Tatum, Ministers, officiating. Burial will follow, under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home, De Queen. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M., Thursday, at the funeral home. You may send an online sympathy message at www.chandlerfuneral.com.