Obituary of Rachel Ford

May 23, 2012 Mrs. Rachel Herman Ford, age 89, of Bamboo Road, danced her way into Heaven Tuesday evening May 22, 2012 at Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living. Born April 4, 1923 in Alexander County, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Elijah and Effie Idella Crouch Herman. Mrs. Ford was a member of the First Baptist Church in Boone and was a retired beautician. Rachel was full of life and loved to sing and dance and brought joy everywhere she went. She is survived by her children, Larry Ford and wife Linda of Raleigh, Rita Ford Yates of Deep Gap, Tim Ford of Boone, and Penny Ford Hicks and husband Norman of Vilas. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Faylah Yates, Laura Ford Thomas, Sarah Ford White, Emily Ford Yoon, Dustin Hicks and Allison Hicks; six great grandchildren; two sisters, Edna Moose of Taylorsville, and Joanna McCarroll of Mobile, Alabama; one brother, L. E. Herman of Taylorsville and one sister-in-law, Elizabeth Jennings of Taylorsville. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Blaine Ford; one sister, Helen White; one brother, William R. Herman; three half brothers, Lee Jennings, Garfield Jennings and Ray Jennings; and one son-in-law, Michael Yates. Funeral services for Mrs. Ford will be conducted Tuesday afternoon, May 29th at 2 PM at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home. The family will receive friends Tuesday prior to the service from 1 until 2 o�clock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home. Officiating will be Rev. Gordon Noble and Rev. Delmar James. Burial will follow in the Ford Family Cemetery in Aho. At other times friends may call at the home of Penny and Norman Hicks; 1357 Vanderpool Road, Vilas, NC 28692. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to High Country Hospice, 400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 100-B, Boone, NC 28607, who provided assistance to the family and medical care to Rachel during the last months of her life. The family sends a special thank you to the caregivers at Deerfield Ridge Assisted Living for the special care and love given to Rachel during her stay there. Online condolences may be sent to the Ford family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Ford family.