Obituary of Mary Ford

Mary Rose Ford, age 55 of Clinton, TN passed away Saturday, October 6, 2012 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, TN. Mary Rose was a unique, inspirational and spiritual woman. She was a devoted loving wife and beautiful, loving mother and an extraordinary loving Mamaw who truly enjoyed and lived life to the fullest. She dedicated her time to her grandkids by making a variety of arts, crafts and memories. Mary Rose enjoyed gardening, scrapbooking, playing the piano, and she LOVED and held her family very close and very dear, showing each of them off to everyone. So many times Mary Rose was the rock we held on to and the raft that kept us afloat. It is with a broken heart, one that only God can mend, that we must announce the homecoming of our Momma, Wife, Mamaw and Best Friend. Mary Rose is preceded in death by parents, Rev. Fred Esco Bean and Edna Marie Bean; sister, Dalphine Hopper; brother, Charles Bean; sister-in-law, Bonnie Bean; brother-in-law, Ron Jobe; nieces, Mary McCulley and Savannah Kohler; mother-in-law, Ruth Ford and stepdaughter, Wendy Ward. She is survived by her husband, Patrick Ford; daughter and son-in-law, Tonya & Jimmy Webber; son and daughter-in-law, Ricky & Shila Burchfield; stepdaughter and in-law, Christy & Jason Winters and 11 grandchildren, Alisha, Kayla, & Sierra Webber, Cameron, Tyler, and Alyssa Burchfield, Tyler Ford, Meaghan Storeman, Haleigh Riley, Cameron Ward, and Isabel Winters. She also leaves behind her special pet companion, Itzy. Mary Rose is also survived by her brothers, Reuben and Peg Bean, Jimmy and Mildred Bean, Donald Bean, and Rev. Freddie and Melissa Bean; sisters, Helen and James McGill, Sandra Jobe, Joyce and Kenny Hutchinson, Beatrice and Lester Miller, Anna Jo and Rev. Eddie Bridges, brother-in-law, Ronnie Hopper, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Pall Bearers: Grandson, Tyler Ford; nephews, Dusty Bean, Jeremy Bridges, Kevin Hutchinson, Rev. Timmy Hopper, and Rev. Terry Hopper Mary Rose's family will receive her friends on Wednesday, October 10, 2012 from 6-8 pm in the chapel of Jones Mortuary in Clinton. Her funeral service will be Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 2 pm at Jarnigan Chapel Baptist Church in Clinton with Rev. Joey Cagley and Rev. Gary Smith officiating. Mary's interment will immediately follow in the church cemetery.