John Marshall Ford

John Marshall Ford passed away peacefully at home in Arlington, Virginia on April 18, 2021. John was born in Sulphur, Oklahoma to Leonard Otis Ford and Mary Ruth Austin. John graduated with a B. S. in Chemistry from Oklahoma State University. He was employed for 42 years as a Patent Examiner at the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office. He had been an avid stamp collector and spent hours performing genealogical research. John is survived by his wife of 33 years, Patricia L. Morris of Arlington, Virginia, son, Stephen M. Ford of Annandale, Virginia, daughter, Carrie Beth Foote of Cornelius, North Carolina, and daughter, Cassandra L. Ford of Arlington, Virginia, and his grandchildren Keaton Ford, Aidan C. Ford, Abigail E. Foote, and Gavin C. Foote. He will be missed by his Chocolate Labrador Retriever, Hunter. His funeral service will be at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 2609 N. Gebe Rd. Arlington, VA 22207 on May 1, 2021 at 11:15 AM. A graveside service will follow at Stonewall Memory Gardens, 12004 Lee Hwy., Manassas, VA 20109 at 1:15 PM.