Obituaries

Vietnam Vet From Loganville Passes Away

David Walter Ford was 69.

David Walter Ford, age 69, of Loganville, passed away Monday, Sept. 30. Β 

A funeral service will be heldΒ at 11Β a.m., Thursday, Oct. 3,Β in the Loganville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. MinisterΒ Harold Savage and theΒ Rev. Charles HutchinsΒ will officiate. Burial will follow atΒ 2:30 p.m., at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery Β in Milledgeville. Β 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Holston UM Home for Children with 29 years of service, Ford was a graduate of Georgia Tech, a U. S. army veteran, serving in Vietnam, andΒ a member of the Elks Club, Moose Lodge, VFW and Kiwanis in Greenville, Tenn.

He was preceded in death by his parents, R. D. & Agnes Pye Ford. Mr. Ford Β is survived by his Wife: Diane H. Ford, Loganville; Daughter & Son-in-law: Dana & Glen Greer; Grandchildren: Madison Greer, Nickolas Greer, all of Johnson City, TN; Brother: Phillip Ford, Bethlehem; Step-Daughter& Step-Son-in-law: Dana & Greg Gilleland, Step-Grandchildren: Kevin, Emily & Aaron Gilleland, all of Snellville; Step-Son: David Greene, Step-Granddaughter: Cassie Greene, all of Ormond Beach, FL.

In lieu of flowers memorials to Holston UM Home For Children, P. O. Box 188, Greenville, TN 37744.

The family will receive friends fromΒ 6-8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2,Β at the Tim Stewart Funeral Home, located atΒ 670 Tom Brewer Road, Loganville, Georgia 30052. 770-466-1544. Sign online guest registry atΒ www.stewartfh.com.Β 

-Courtesy of Tim Stewart Funeral Home

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