Mildred B. Whorton Ford, 81, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008, in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born on February 24, 1927, in Fairview, OK, to the late Johnnie H. and Marie M. (Shook) Hall. Mildred was employed by J.C. Penny for several years as a seamstress, where she touched many of the lives of her co-workers and customers.

Preceded in death by her husband, Joe Whorton in 1999, daughter, Betty Mills in 1996, four grandchildren and 3 brothers and 3 sisters.

Mildred is survived by her husband, Marvin Jack Ford; her daughter, Shirley Stiles of OKC; sons, Gary Taylor of OKC, Douglas Whorton & wife, Nancy of OKC, Rodney Whorton & wife, Bonnie of Choctaw, Thomas Whorton & wife, Melinda of McLoud; and daughter, Stacey Tabor & husband, Jack of OKC; 22 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, 6 great great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers, Eva Carpenter, Milton Hall, Kenneth Hall, Flossie Schroeder and Virgil Hall all of Oklahoma.

When she married Jack in 2006, she gained 3 children, 11 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. Visitation will be 9 am to 8 pm, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, at the Advantage Mid-Del Chapel (formerly Paylor Funeral Home).

Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008, at the Ridgecrest Church of Christ, 500 N. Air Depot Blvd., MWC, followed by burial at Arlington Memory Gardens in MWC.