U.S. Veteran Arlie Allen Ford was born April 7, 1939, in Lenna, Oklahoma to William and Wilma (Phelps) Ford. He passed from this life March 2, 2009, at Memorial Hospital in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 69 years, 10 months and 25 days.
His parents, William and Wilma Ford, wife, Sharon Ford, and two brothers, Arvle and Orce Ford all preceded him in death.
Those left to cherish his memory are his brother, Marshall Ford, of Stilwell; three step-children, Andy Secrist, of Moore, OK, Sarah Brown, of Baron and Jamie Brown, of Jay, OK; eight step-grandchildren; five nieces and nephews, Keith Ford, of California, Katheryn Tribble, of Alamogordo, NM, Brent Ford, of Siloam Springs, AR, Trent Ford, of Stilwell, Deborah Swafford, of Gore, OK and a host of friends and loved ones.