Ford A. Morse, 84, of Midland, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007. He was born on Dec. 31, 1922 in Fountain, the son of the late Frank and Emelia (Wallager) Morse.
Ford married the former Elma D. Strauch on Oct. 23, 1944, in Dothan, Ala., while Ford was in the United States Army Air Force. He was a pilot during World War II.
He graduated from Michigan State College (MSU) in 1953 with a bachelor's degree in construction materials and management. He was the owner of Branson Builders in Midland for many years. He retired in 1989 to spend most of the winters in Zephyrhills, Fla. and the summers at Ford Lake and Sanford.
Ford is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Elma; his daughter, Mary Ann Wontorcik; his son, Douglas Ford Morse (Chandra); his granddaughters, Lisa Bremer and Ellison Morse; his grandson, Dean Wontorcik (Adrianne); great-granddaughters, Kaitlyn and Madalyn Bremer, and Anna Wontorcik; his sisters-in-law, Janice (Stuart) Gordon, Marian Strauch, and Doris Gould; and his brother-in-law, Frank Bolenbaugh.
Ford was the youngest of nine children, and was preceded in death by all of his siblings and their spouses, Vern (Madelin), Vera (Dewey), Ivan (Esther), Eva (Louis), Glenn (Evea), Carl (Fern), Earl (Nettie), Alta (George), and infant Nina. He was also preceded in death by his son, Dan A. Morse in 1992.
Funeral services for Ford will take place 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, from the Ware Smith Woolever Funeral Chapel, 1200 W. Wheeler St. The Rev. Mark Boyce will officiate, with graveside burial rites to take place at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Bachelor Cemetery in Fountain.
Ford's family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 6-8 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
Ford married the former Elma D. Strauch on Oct. 23, 1944, in Dothan, Ala., while Ford was in the United States Army Air Force. He was a pilot during World War II.
He graduated from Michigan State College (MSU) in 1953 with a bachelor's degree in construction materials and management. He was the owner of Branson Builders in Midland for many years. He retired in 1989 to spend most of the winters in Zephyrhills, Fla. and the summers at Ford Lake and Sanford.
Ford is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Elma; his daughter, Mary Ann Wontorcik; his son, Douglas Ford Morse (Chandra); his granddaughters, Lisa Bremer and Ellison Morse; his grandson, Dean Wontorcik (Adrianne); great-granddaughters, Kaitlyn and Madalyn Bremer, and Anna Wontorcik; his sisters-in-law, Janice (Stuart) Gordon, Marian Strauch, and Doris Gould; and his brother-in-law, Frank Bolenbaugh.
Ford was the youngest of nine children, and was preceded in death by all of his siblings and their spouses, Vern (Madelin), Vera (Dewey), Ivan (Esther), Eva (Louis), Glenn (Evea), Carl (Fern), Earl (Nettie), Alta (George), and infant Nina. He was also preceded in death by his son, Dan A. Morse in 1992.
Funeral services for Ford will take place 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, from the Ware Smith Woolever Funeral Chapel, 1200 W. Wheeler St. The Rev. Mark Boyce will officiate, with graveside burial rites to take place at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Bachelor Cemetery in Fountain.
Ford's family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 6-8 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
Ford A. Morse, 84, of Midland, died Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007. He was born on Dec. 31, 1922 in Fountain, the son of the late Frank and Emelia (Wallager) Morse.
Ford married the former Elma D. Strauch on Oct. 23, 1944, in Dothan, Ala., while Ford was in the United States Army Air Force. He was a pilot during World War II.
He graduated from Michigan State College (MSU) in 1953 with a bachelor's degree in construction materials and management. He was the owner of Branson Builders in Midland for many years. He retired in 1989 to spend most of the winters in Zephyrhills, Fla. and the summers at Ford Lake and Sanford.
Ford is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Elma; his daughter, Mary Ann Wontorcik; his son, Douglas Ford Morse (Chandra); his granddaughters, Lisa Bremer and Ellison Morse; his grandson, Dean Wontorcik (Adrianne); great-granddaughters, Kaitlyn and Madalyn Bremer, and Anna Wontorcik; his sisters-in-law, Janice (Stuart) Gordon, Marian Strauch, and Doris Gould; and his brother-in-law, Frank Bolenbaugh.
Ford was the youngest of nine children, and was preceded in death by all of his siblings and their spouses, Vern (Madelin), Vera (Dewey), Ivan (Esther), Eva (Louis), Glenn (Evea), Carl (Fern), Earl (Nettie), Alta (George), and infant Nina. He was also preceded in death by his son, Dan A. Morse in 1992.
Funeral services for Ford will take place 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, from the Ware Smith Woolever Funeral Chapel, 1200 W. Wheeler St. The Rev. Mark Boyce will officiate, with graveside burial rites to take place at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Bachelor Cemetery in Fountain.
Ford's family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 6-8 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
Ford married the former Elma D. Strauch on Oct. 23, 1944, in Dothan, Ala., while Ford was in the United States Army Air Force. He was a pilot during World War II.
He graduated from Michigan State College (MSU) in 1953 with a bachelor's degree in construction materials and management. He was the owner of Branson Builders in Midland for many years. He retired in 1989 to spend most of the winters in Zephyrhills, Fla. and the summers at Ford Lake and Sanford.
Ford is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Elma; his daughter, Mary Ann Wontorcik; his son, Douglas Ford Morse (Chandra); his granddaughters, Lisa Bremer and Ellison Morse; his grandson, Dean Wontorcik (Adrianne); great-granddaughters, Kaitlyn and Madalyn Bremer, and Anna Wontorcik; his sisters-in-law, Janice (Stuart) Gordon, Marian Strauch, and Doris Gould; and his brother-in-law, Frank Bolenbaugh.
Ford was the youngest of nine children, and was preceded in death by all of his siblings and their spouses, Vern (Madelin), Vera (Dewey), Ivan (Esther), Eva (Louis), Glenn (Evea), Carl (Fern), Earl (Nettie), Alta (George), and infant Nina. He was also preceded in death by his son, Dan A. Morse in 1992.
Funeral services for Ford will take place 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007, from the Ware Smith Woolever Funeral Chapel, 1200 W. Wheeler St. The Rev. Mark Boyce will officiate, with graveside burial rites to take place at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Bachelor Cemetery in Fountain.
Ford's family will receive friends at the funeral home today from 6-8 p.m. and Tuesday from 10 a.m. until the time of service.
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