Emeritus Keith Ford Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Missionary Emeritus Keith Ford, 90, went Home to be with the Lord on March 28, 2021 (Keith’s wife Jane, went to be with the Lord on January 30, 2015). Keith and Jane joined BIMI in 1973. They served as missionaries to the deaf for many years in Jamaica and started a deaf school. The Fords were instrumental in teaching sign language to others who in turn worked with the deaf, many deaf have been saved through their ministry in Jamacia and in The States. In recent years, he was very involved in preaching and teaching at the Chattanooga Rescue Mission. In honor of more than 25 years of faithful service to the Lord with BIMI, Brother Ford was granted Emeritus status in 2018. Keith was also a medic in the Marine Corps during the Korean War, he loved to race stock cars, he printed Spanish tracts, and was a faithful member of Victory Baptist Church for many years. A visitation will be held on Friday April 2, 2021 in the parlor of the funeral home from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.. a funeral service will be held at 11:00 in the Ft. Oglethorpe Chapel of Wilson Funeral Home with Dr. Earnest Groce officiating. A burial will follow at Oaknoll Cemetery in Rome, Ga. Online guest book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Home Fort Oglethorpe, GA.

Emeritus Keith Ford

April 25, 1930 - March 28, 2021