Sheryl Carr Ford

Published 9:13 pm Monday, December 26, 2011

Sheryl Carr Ford, 52, of Tifton died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011 at her residence following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the chapel of Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors with Dr. W. Ches Smith III and the Rev. Glenn A. Ford officiating.  Burial will follow at Tift Memorial Gardens.

The family will receive friends from 6 to8 tonight at Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors.

Pallbearers will be Mike Carr, Jamie Carr, Michael Carr, Ian Shain, Don Griffin and Mickey Ford.  Honorary pallbearers will be Ronald Dorman, Bill Wetherington and Jerry Bruce.

Born on Feb. 13, 1959 in Tifton to the late Marvin Wayne Carr Sr. and Janet Robinson Carr, Mrs. Ford was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where, in addition to being the pastor’s wife, she was actively involved in the children’s ministry.  She was a financial assistant at Tift Regional Medical Center and had worked in several medical offices in Tifton.  She was a co-owner of the former Soda Fountain in downtown Tifton, was a member of the Tift County High School Class of 1977, enjoyed taking photographs, and especially loved her family. In addition to her parents, Sheryl was preceded in death by a brother, Marvin Wayne Carr Jr.

Survivors include her husband, Glenn A. Ford of Tifton; her children, Jonathan Davis of Charleston, S.C., Melinda and Jody Hogan of Tifton, Jason Ford and Katy James of Atlanta, Kevin Ford of Charleston, S.C.,  and Kara Ford of Tifton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jimmy and Judy Carr of Ellijay and Mike and Peggy Carr of Tifton; sisters and brother-in-law, Susan and Don Griffin of Newnan and Sharon Carr of Tifton; a sister-in-law, Marie Carr of San Antonio, Texas; one grandson, Tucker Ford of Atlanta; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Flowers will be accepted or donations may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, 35 N. Carpenter Rd., Tifton, Ga. 31793.

You may sign the guest registry by visiting www.albritton-beaumontfuneralhome.com.

Albritton-Beaumont Funeral Directors is in charge of arrangements.