Services for Oliver Vernon “Bo” Ford, of Chicago, Ill., formerlyof Brookhaven, are 10 a.m. Saturday, July 28, at Mt. OliveMissionary Baptist Church in Brookhaven with burial in the churchcemetery. Williams Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Visitation is Friday from 1 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home,with family hour from 6 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Mr. Ford, 73, died July 19, 2007, in Chicago. He was born inLincoln County on Dec. 31, 1934, to Jessie Ford Sr. and Lillie MaeFord.

He was a 1953 graduate of Progress High School. He was a retiredfarmer and a member of New Covenant Missionary Baptist Church inChicago.

Preceding him in death were his parents; and his brother, JessieFord Jr.

Survivors are his son, Vernon Ford and wife April, of UnionSprings, Ala.; his sister, Hettries Littleton, of Chicago; hisnephew, Merlin Littleton and wife Patricia, of Brookhaven; hisnieces, Marvie L. Walford and husband Dennis, and Hettries LucianaLittleton, all of Chicago; his six grandchildren and onegreat-grandchild; and a host of great- and great-great-nieces andnephews, other relatives, and friends.