Willow Iverson and Donald W. Ford

DONALD W. FORD, son of CARLIE ODESSA BEDIENT and WALTER BEDIENT FORD, was born January 15, 1913 in Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York,⁷⁴²⁹ and died January 9, 1981 in St. Francis Hospital, Olean, Cattaraugus, New York.⁷⁴²⁹ He is buried in Little Valley Rural Cemetery, Cattaraugus County, New York.⁷⁴²⁹

He married WILLOW IVERSON on November 20, 1948 in Parsonage, Congregational Church, Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York.^{7429, 7433}

• Descendant Reports
  • George Griswold Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • John Linsley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • Abraham Cruttenden Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • Daniell Broadley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • George Smith Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • George Page Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • Issac Johnson Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • Henry Howard Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • John Hall Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • Thomas Cooke Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • George Hiland Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • Henry James Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • William Hoadley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • John Parmalee Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)
  • Nicholas Mason Descendant Report (Ancestor of Donald W. Ford)

Personal Information

Donald W. Ford

• was a US Army Veteran of World War II⁷⁴²⁹
• worked in the parts department, Cattaraugus County Highway Department⁷⁴²⁹
• was a member of the Little Valley Post #531, American Legion⁷⁴²⁹

Marriage Announcements and News

Post, November 24, 1948⁷⁴³³

Mrs. Willow B. Gowan, Jackson, Miss., and Donald W. Ford, were married Saturday evening at 9 o'clock at the Congregational parsonage by the Rev. William T. Dunstan. The young couple was attended by Mrs. Carlie B. Ford and Mrs. W. T. Dunstan.

Obituaries

Olean Times-Herald, January 10, 1981⁷⁴²⁹

DONALD W. FORD

LITTLE VALLEY —Donald W. Ford, 67, of 305 Rock City St., died Friday (Jan. 9, 1981) in St. Francis Hospital, Olean.

Born Jan.15, 1913, in Little Valley, he was the son of Walter B. and Carlie Bedient Ford. On Nov. 20, 1948, he married the former Willow Iverson, who survives.

A veteran of World War II, Mr. Ford had served with the 78th Division of the Army.

He had been employed with the Cattaraugus County Highway Department in the parts department, retiring in 1971.

Mr. Ford was a member of Little Valley American Legion; Little Valley Volunteer Fire Department for 48 years; and the Cattaraugus County Volunteer Firemen's Association.

Surviving besides his widow, are a son, James Ford of Massena; three grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Robert (Beth) Gordon of Dayton, Ohio; and three nephews.

Friends may call at the VanRensselaer and Son Funeral Home, Little Valley, today from 7 to p p.m. Funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family, with the Rev. William Blume, pastor of the First Congregational Church of Little Valley, officiating. Burial will be in Little Valley Rural Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the First Congregational Church of Little Valley or to the Little Valley Volunteer Fire Department.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
January 13, 19203391	Mansfield, Cattaraugus, New York	Carlie Odessa Bedient Beth May Ford Donald W. Ford
19303346	Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York	Carlie Odessa Bedient Donald W. Ford
April 17, 19403392	Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York	Carlie Odessa Bedient Donald W. Ford
April 5, 19509522	Little Valley, Cattaraugus, New York	Donald W. Ford Daughter