Ruth Sanderson Ford Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Ruth Sanderson Ford (Canton, North Carolina), who passed away on June 4, 2023, at the age of 95, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Omer Harley and Ila Berdine Palmer Sanderson; her husband McConley Ford; her brothers, William, James, Ray and Lewis; and her children, Michael Ford and Connie Ford Barnett.
She is survived by: her daughter Karen Ford Keener (Gerald); and her grandchildren, Josh Keener (Jenny), Jesse Keener (Breanna), Joseph Ford (Becky), Melissa Gaster (Terry) and Jamie Robinson (Chad). She is also survived by several great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Old Thickety Cemetery Fund, c/o Pamela Thomason, 60 Jimison Drive, Canton, NC 28716.
