FORD, WILLIAM D., JR.

William D. Ford, 87, died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009. He was a native of Jacksonville, Fla., and longtime resident of Fairhope.

Ford was a graduate of Murphy High School in Mobile and attended Auburn University. He also served in the Pacific during World War II as a Marine Raider.

Survivors include a daughter, Lynne Bellew of Mobile; a brother, Henry Ford of Atlanta; and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. today at Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home in Fairhope with burial at Memory Gardens of Fairhope.

A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Arrangements are by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Home.