Cleo R. Ford

?Go rest high on that mountain.' God blessed her with a wonderful life. Mrs. Cleo R. Ford, 86, of Johnson City, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 31, 2015, in the Johnson City Medical Center. Cleo was a native of Washington County, VA. She was a daughter of the late W.T. Rowe and Callie Townsend Rowe. Cleo was a life-long member of Princeton Presbyterian Church. She retired from Sears in Johnson City after many years of loyal service. She is survived by: her husband of sixty-seven years, Lawrence ?Timer' Ford; two daughters, Carolyn Ford Longwater, and her husband Lee, and Angela Ford Minor, and her husband Fred; two grandchildren, David Longwater, and his wife Lidia, and Manda Minor; two great granddaughters, Aurelia and Callie Longwater. The family of Mrs. Cleo R. Ford will receive friends from 5 to 7 PM Monday, January 4, 2016, in the Morris-Baker Funeral Home. The funeral service will follow at 7 PM with Rev. Scott Brady officiating. The graveside committal service will be conducted at 1PM Tuesday, in the Monte Vista Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Minister, family and friends are requested to meet at Morris-Baker by 12:30 PM Tuesday to go in procession to the cemetery. The family wishes to extend a special thank you to the staff at Cornerstone Village for their compassionate care in her final months.