Funeral services with Military Honors for Mr. Norman Frencil Ford, 82 of Temple, TX will be held Monday, May 31, 2021, 11:00 a.m. at Chisolm's Family Funeral Home in Killeen, TX.

Viewing will be held one hour prior to the service (10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.).

Service can be view by zoom:

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Meeting ID: 818 5686 1135; Passcode: 192638

Inurnment will will be held on Friday, June 4, 2021, 3:00 p.m. at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.

Mr. Ford passed away May 16, 2021, in Temple, TX. He was born June 18, 1938 in Cumberland, VA.

Norman Frencil Ford was born June 18, 1938 to parents Harry Ford and Victoria Robinson in Cumberland, VA. He was drafted into the United States Army when he was 17 years old. He received his GED while serving in the Army. He served a total of 6 years and 9 months and did a tour in Vietnam, achieving the rank of Sergeant. He received an honorable discharge in October of 1968. Following his military service, he was an ambulance driver at Fort Polk, LA. He was then employed with Civil Service until retirement. Norman loved to be outside doing yard work. He loved riding his scooter around the neighborhood. He liked going shopping at thrift stores and garage sales.

Left to cherish his memory: son, Edward T. Milligan (Penny), of Fort Bragg, NC; daughters, Linda Martindale of Temple, TX, Joyce A. Ford of Knightdale NC, Mary L. Hayes of Temple, TX, and Norma F. Cussins (Everette) of Boise, ID; sisters, Mattie Robinson of Richmond, VA, and Connie Speight of Richmond, VA; grandchildren, Victoria Milligan, Stephanie Milligan, Angela Miller, Brittany Morris, Treanna Opal, Tytianna Ali Jones, Eddie Charles Jones; five great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents Harry and Victoria Ford, brothers Lynn Ford, Ben Ford, Lacy Ford, and Lloyd Ford, sister Ruth Durrett, daughter Jacqueline "Jackie" Ford-Johnson, and grandchild Cynthia Weaver.