Robert R. Ford, 87, of Arnold, Mo., died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at Arnold.

Born April 11, 1917, in Senath, Mo., son of the late Louis and Clearsie Rosenbaum Ford, he was a U.S. veteran, having served in WWII and was in the construction business. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Arnold and a member of the Mattese Republican Club.

Survivors include two sons, Terrell Ford and wife, Teri, of Gillisphie, Ill. and Michael Ford and wife, Deborah, of High Ridge, Mo.; two daughters, Demetra Sue Kohler and husband, Keith, of Arnold and Karen Bowling and husband, Keith, of Pevely, Mo.; two sisters, Imogene Sherrod and husband, Jessie and Gwen Horten, all of Senath, Mo.; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Ford.

Funeral services were held at 11:30 a.m. today, Friday, Oct. 8, at the Heiligtag-Lang-Fendler Funeral Home in Arnold with the Rev. Gerald Davidson officiating.

Burial was in the National Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.