30,2018.
She was born on May 31, 1932 in Independence, Missouri to Edward Christian Hodler
and Ella Blanche Alley Hodler.
As a child she lived in Independence, Missouri, Muscatine, Iowa and Tipton, Iowa where
she attended Tipton Consolidated School.
In 1950, Frances married her high school sweetheart, Hilbert Upton Ford. They lived in
Tipton and Davenport, Iowa before moving to Denver, Colorado in 1958. In 1974, the
family moved to Slidell, Louisiana. After their divorce in 1977, she moved to Phoenix,
Arizona where she worked as an office manager for a podiatrist.
She was the proud former president of the Waymark Chapter of the Grandmother's
Club. She loved spending time with her family and friends.
She is survived by her six children: Deborah (John) Bryant-Parker, CO, Rebecca (Paul)
Zancanelli-Englewood, CO, Mike Ford-Glendale, AZ, Steven (Lynda) Ford-Casper, WY,
Jeffery (Jill) Ford-Phoenix, Al, Julie (Brad) Gunder-Scottsdale, AZ
14 Grandchildren and 10 Great Grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her parents, former husband Hilbert Upton Ford, and
grandsons Paul and Mark Johnson
Funeral arrangements are pending with burial later in the Salem United Church of Christ
Cemetery in California, Missouri.
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