Walhalla, SC – Fraughton Godbold Ford, 85, husband of the late Amy Smith Ford, 2214 Westminster Hwy., passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015, at GHS Cottingham Hospice House.
A native of Nichols, SC, Dr. Ford was the son of the late Mr. D.V. and Anzie Carrie Godbold Ford. He was a retired college professor and a veteran of the U.S. Army having served in the Korean War. Dr. Ford was a graduate of Wofford College and the George C. Peabody College at Vanderbilt University. He was a member and Sunday school teacher at Rocky Knoll Baptist Church and was the secretary for The Walhalla Lions Club.
Dr. Ford is survived by his daughters: Anzie Ford and Claudia Ford Hughes (Chip); brother: Walker Ford; and grandchildren: Julia Ford, Joseph Hughes and Elizabeth Hughes.
Memorial services will be conducted at 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 21, 2015, at Rocky Knoll Baptist Church, Walhalla, SC.
The family will receive friends following the service, March 21, 2015, at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Rocky Knoll Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1100, Walhalla, SC 29691 or Walhalla Lions Club, P.O. Box 34, Walhalla, SC 29691 or Foothills Assisted Living, 999 West Union Rd., West Union, SC 29696 or GHS Cottingham Hospice House, Oconee Hospice of the Foothills, Attn: Foundation Office, 298 Memorial Dr., Seneca, SC 29672.
