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Doris V.
Ford
Doris V.
(Pike) Ford, 86, a longtime resident of
Malden, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at the Glen Ridge
Nursing Care Center in Medford after a long illness.
She was born
March 25, 1925 in Chelsea, Massachusetts and was the daughter of Ambrose
Pike and Elizabeth (Jeffers) Pike-Powell. Doris grew up for a time in
Chelsea, and had moved to Malden before graduating from Malden
High School with the class of 1943. After graduating from high
school, Doris was employed with Continental Can Company in Malden before moving to a secretarial position for
a book printing company in Cambridge. She then began
working in
Malden as a secretary for Attorney Conway. Doris and
William Ford were married on October 14th, 1951 in Malden. They shared nearly
60 years together and would return to the White Mountains of NH
to celebrate their anniversary every year. They also enjoyed
spending their winters together in Florida. Doris was a
longtime member of the Social Order of the Beauceant, Knights
Templar, and was a long time dedicated member of the old Centre
United Methodist Church in Malden Square. She was a strong
supporter of the Home for
Little Wanderers. In addition to traveling, she enjoyed knitting, crocheting, and
dining out with her sister.
She is
survived by her husband of 59 Years, William F. Ford, her
nieces, Diane Roche and her husband James of Lynn, Linda
Bruce and her husband Walter of Wilmington, as well as many
other nieces and nephews.
She was
preceded in death by her parents, Ambrose Pike and Elizabeth
Pike-Powell; and her siblings Elsie O’Neil, Chesley Pike, Warren
Pike, Mildred P. Duggan, John Pike, and Virginia Pike.
Funeral
services will be held Saturday, April 9th, at 10:00
AM at the Weir MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden.
Pastor Charles Hartman of the First United Methodist Church
of Melrose will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Glenwood
Cemetery in Everett.
Visitation
will be at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home on Friday from 4:00 PM
to 7:00 PM .
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