Charleigh Ford Obituary
We are sad to announce that on June 27, 2020, at the age of 78, Charleigh Ford of Columbus, Mississippi passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Charleigh Ford to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Charleigh Dowling and Frances Augusta Sudduth Ford. He is survived by: his wife Lillian Joe "Lillajo" Hixon Ford; his son Charleigh Dowling "Dow" Ford III; his daughter-in-law Heather McAnally Ford of Columbus, Mississippi; his son Mark Hixon Ford; his daughter-in-law Kirstin Boyd Ford of Germantown, Tennessee; and his grandchildren, Hannah Frances Ford of Columbus, MS, William Parker Ford and Thomas Landon Ford of Germantown, Tennessee.
Charleigh was a member and former president of the Kiwanis Club of Columbus and served on the boards of the YMCA, Bethany Christian Services, the United Way, and the American Heart Association. He belonged to the MSU Alumni Association and the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alumni Association and was chosen as the 2008 Junior Auxiliary of Columbus Charity Ball King.
