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Rosie Mae Ford was born January 23, 1943 in Tchula, Mississippi to Mrs. Ira Hollins and Mr. Levi Hollins. She departed this old world on August 26, 2025.
She was a lover of people and never met a stranger. She loved watching wrestling and working in her flower garden. She was a member of Central Baptist Church until her health began to fail.
Rosie was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Ford, Sr.; her mother, Ira Hollins; her father, Levi Hollins; three daughters: Nancy Lee Ford, Betty Ann Ford, and Annie Lee Ford; one of her sons, Eddie Lewis Ford; five sisters: Annie Mae Davis, Oshehere Price, Earlene Wright, Mae Viney Johnson, and Margaret Hollins; and three brothers, Willie Lee Hollins, John Henry Winters, and Ervin Hollins.
To cherish her memories she leaves her daughter, Francis (Eric) Coney of Caruthersville, MO; her sons: Dennis Ford, Frank Ford, Jr., and Devante Ford all of Caruthersville, MO; her brother, Robert Hollins of Redford, MI; 18 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; a special friend, Mrs. Charles Borders of Hayti, MO; a special great grandson, Keshawn Reed of Poplar Bluff, MO; Goddaughter & Godson, Arlene & Eugene Breauting of Caruthersville, MO; The Peete family who were close friends; and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
We all loved her, but God loved her best