Roger Lee Ford Sr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Big Stone Gap, VA Roger Lee Ford, Sr., 75, went home to be with the Lord on Monday (August 28, 2018) at his home. He was a lifelong resident of Big Stone Gap. He was a retired coal miner with the Westmoreland Coal Co. and a member of the U. M. W. A. Roger was a member of the former Ayers Chapel Church in Big Stone Gap. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rueben Ford and Pauline Mae Hall Ford; and three sisters, Peggy McConnell, Ruby Strickland, Marlene Coomer. Surviving are his wife of 43 years, Rebecca Lovell Ford; his son, Roger Lee (Pamela) Ford, Jr.; three daughters, Suzette Winfrey of Pooler, Ga., Lisa (Greg) Mullins of Big Stone Gap and Katrina Lovell of Colonial Heights, Tenn.; eight grandchildren, five great grandchildren; a brother, Tom (Debbie) Ford of Duffield, Va.; three sisters, Anna (James) Hopkins of Newport News, VA, Darlene Norris and Robin Ford, both of Big Stone Gap; and several nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Friday at Powell Valley Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Bud Kilbourne officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the: Alzheimers Association, P. O. Box 96011, Washington, D. C. 20090-6011. To view the obituary online and offer a condolence, please visit www.holdingfuneralhome.com. Holding Funeral Home is serving Mr. Ford’s family.

Roger Lee Ford Sr.

September 23, 1942 - August 28, 2018