It has been posted on Facebook that Les Ford passed away on Monday night. Notification of services will be posted when released.
this is getting to be a bit too much. I have known Leslie Ford for so many many years. We went to the lower grades together. His older sister was my older sister's age. At the time they lived in Severy, there were Evelyn, Leslie and a younger sister (I can't recall her name.) I don't know if the family grew after they moved. I re-connected with Leslie after so many many years when we were eating at Swinging Bridge when it was down town. He looked so familiar and then someone called him Les and I was brazen enough to interrupt his meal to ask him if he was the Leslie Ford that lived in Severy at one time. :) he replied yes and we had a very nice short visit. He said he wouldn't have recognized me either. so sorry to hear of his passing. Sympathies and God's comfort to his family.
It is with great sadness that I read this. Les Ford was always one who had a smile for me, a gentleman whom I never heard utter a harsh word against anyone. I send my prayers out to Marilyn. I know this must be such a hard time for her and her family.
there were Evelyn, Leslie and a younger sister (I can't recall her name.)
Flo,
Is it Jo Anne ?
Leslie Lloyd "Les" Ford, age 71, a resident of Moline, Kansas, passed away Monday, March 19, 2012 at the Sedan City Hospital in Sedan, Kansas. He was born on August 10, 1940 in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Lloyd and Jessie (Dutton) Ford.
He graduated from Elk Falls High School and then attended four years of school in Wichita where he obtained his electrician journeyman's license. On May 8, 1956, Les was united in marriage to Dorothy Cain in Elk Falls, Kansas. Les worked through the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers as an electrician. He worked as a superintendent for several companies throughout his career.
He was a member of Elk Falls United Methodist Church, Hope Lodge #155 AF & AM, Ladonia Chapter #243 Order of the Eastern Star, I.B.E.W. Local #271 of Wichita, Elk County Rodeo Association, and the Sons of the American Legion. Les enjoyed spending time with his family and grandkids, fishing, hunting, playing cards, and taking care of his calves and chickens.
Les is survived by his wife, Dorothy Ford of Moline, Kansas; one daughter, Marilyn McNee and husband, Dennis of Moline, Kansas; two sons, Steven Ford of Burden, Kansas and Michael Ford and his wife, Nancy of Iola, Kansas; two sisters, Evelyn Condon of Elk City, Kansas and JoAnn Turner of Wichita, Kansas; and nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 23, 2012 at Countryside-Zimmerman Funeral Home in Howard, Kansas with Pastor Dena Allison officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday, March 22, 2012 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be held at Moline Cemetery in Moline, Kansas with a Masonic service graveside. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Moline Chamber of Commerce for parks and recreation. Contributions may be left with the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.countrysidefh.com. Arrangements are entrusted to Countryside-Zimmerman Funeral Home, 206 E. Washington, Howard, Kansas 67349.
(taken from the Countryside Funeral Home website)
I sure didn't know the Ford's lived in Severy at one time. I knew they lived in Elk Falls. Didn't Les's folks run a grocery store in Elk Falls or was that his grandparents? Or am I totally crazy?
Janet, I'm guessing you are totaly crazy. ;D His Dad was the sheriff of Elk County at one time.
My sympathy to the family. I was just talking to a guy named Randy, Monday night here in Wichita that is related to the Ford's. He was telling me his grandfather was from Elk Falls and had been sheriff at one time. I said his name must of been Ford. Well, yes, it was. he said. His other grandfather was from Fall River.
Quote from: Janet Harrington on March 21, 2012, 04:55:27 PM
I sure didn't know the Ford's lived in Severy at one time. I knew they lived in Elk Falls. Didn't Les's folks run a grocery store in Elk Falls or was that his grandparents? Or am I totally crazy?
. Janet, Lloyd Ford had a cream station at Severy and later had a grocery store at Elk Falls, before he was Sheriff.
Frank,
When did Lloyd have a grocery store in Elk Falls ? Must have been before my time. Paul & Bernice Cain and Myrtle Fox (Foster) had the two stores when I was young and if I remember right Everett Buchanan had the store before the Cains.
A cream station? Ya got me on that one.
Great Guns, I knew his dad was sheriff. He held that position for 13 years. I then beat his record by holding that position for 17 years. See, I knew he had a grocery store at one time. So, that tells me I am not crazy.
Diane, a cream station was where farmers could take their cream and sell it. A test was done on it to determine the butterfat content and the proceeds were based on the butterfat %. The proprieter also bought eggs and perhaps other things, but the cream and eggs are all that I know for sure. The cream station could be a separate business or part of a grocery store's business. I do remember Mother taking her eggs and cream to a grocery store and later using the proceeds to pay for her purchases.
Does anyone remember more about this? Frank, I am sure that you have some experience with it. My husband's step father, Lon Furrow, managed a cream station here in Howard for awhile.
Wilma, thank you.The term cream station was new to me.
Cream station. Some towns had a creamery that made and sold butter and cheese, some even made ice cream. The farmers would set the milk cans out by the road and the creamery had a truck that picked them up. The farmer was paid based on the fat %. The creamery had all of the different products for sale and also distributed it to the stores.
I remember going to the creamery with my grandfather and had ice cream, mother always bought cheese. My brother still has one of the milk cans that my father used to send his milk in, each farmer had his brand painted on the can so they got their own cans back the next day.
I can remember taking cream to Piedmont and putting it on the train to go to a creamery. Then we would pick up the empties and take them home to fill them again! In fact, I, too, have a cream can that belonged to my Dad and Grand Dad. I remember taking cream and eggs to town and then after collecting the money for them, we would buy groceries.
Jarhead, I got that info about the grocery store for Frank and it came from someone a lot older that you or I.
Myrna
I started a new thread titled "Cream Stations" in the Good Old Days section for anyone that wants to continue on this topic. It doesn't seem right to have digressed onto that topic here on Les's obituary.
You are right of course. I went over there.
Maybe we can get Ms. T to move the posts about the creamery. However; leave the grocery store stuff. LOL I think Les would be pleased that in talking about his life that we started swaying away.
I liked Les quite a bit. I had two registered Tobiano fouls that I was offered a paltry sum for. And I told the gentlemen that I would rather give them away. And that's what I did when Les asked me about them I gave them to Les, because I liked and respected him. I am truthfuly sorry to hear of his passing.