July 28 2015: FORD, Melva Cooke

MELVA COOKE FORD (Age 94)

On Thursday, July 16, 2015, of Rehoboth Beach, DE.  Beloved wife of the late Col. Claud E. Ford; mother of Claudia Ford (Thomas) McCloskey, Terry (Miriam) Ford, Val Ford, Lance (Jeri) Ford  and the late Ken (Debbi) Ford; grandmother of Shannon McCloskey (Norman) Sugrue, Colleen McCloskey (Lloyd) Polmateer, Thomas Ford McCloskey, Shelley Ford (Peter Sharp),Susan Ford (Brian) Naqica, Michael (Satomi) Ford, Christopher, Cameron and Connor Ford, Samantha Ford and Kristin Ford (Rick) Myers; great-grandmother of Dahlyn and Shea Sugrue, Laine, Lucy and Lily Polmateer, Gabrielle and Brandon Sharp, Matai, Miriama and Johne Naqica, Alexander and Maxwell Ford, Lindsey Bachman and Bryson Ford-Bachman; sister of the late Edward (Betty and the late Dorris) Cooke, Robert (Ellen) Cooke, and the late Alfred Cooke.  Memorial Mass at St. Edmond Catholic Church, 401 King Charles Ave., Rehoboth Beach, DE on Saturday, August 8 at 11 a.m.  Graveside Service at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, September 9 at 10 a.m. (all wishing to attend must assemble at the Administration Building by 9:15 a.m.). Memorial contributions may be made to Wounded Warrior Campaign and/or Delaware Hospice.