Robert Louis Ford, Sr.

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Robert Louis Ford, Sr., 58, of North Little Rock, formerly of Blytheville, passed away April 10, 2023, at St. Vincent Hospital in Little Rock. He was retired from construction and attended Grace United in Little Rock. Mr. Ford was born May 16, 1964, in Blytheville to Richard Henderson and Mamie Belt Horton. He was preceded in death by his parents; seven brothers David Ford, A.J. Ford, Jr., Michael Anthony Ford, Larry Ford, Richard Henderson, Jr., Dwight Henderson and Earnest Lee Ford; four sisters, Mary Ann Williams, Rhonda Roby, Odessa Ford and Mazella Ford.

He is survived by his fiancee, Norma Jean Andrews of North Little Rock; one son, Robert Ford, Jr. of Springfield, Mo.; two daughters, Faylon Ford of Jonesboro and Jasmine (Michael) Jones of Osceola; six brothers, Clark (Kay) Ford of Memphis, Tenn., Leo (Martha) Ford of Osceola, Jamal Akram of Blytheville, Ricky (Telisa) Williams of Baltimore, Md., Robert Henderson, Jr. of Little Rock and Clifton Henderson of St. Louis, Mo.; six sisters, Dorothy Ann Henderson, Dorothy Jean Henderson and Retha Henderson of St. Louis, Mo., Jessie Ford of Jonesboro, Diane (Peter) Solis of Blytheville and Debra Williams of Gosnell; and seven grandchildren.

Visitation will be Friday, April 21, from 6-8 p.m. at Wilson Funeral Home in Blytheville. Funeral will be Saturday, April 22, at 2 p.m. at Loving Jesus Ministry and the burial following at Memory Gardens in Blytheville. Apostle Larry Bradford will be officiating. Wilson Funeral Home in Osceola is in charge of arrangements