5 years ago

Douglas Michael Ford
1954 - 2019

.Mike Ford, 65, died on Friday, May 31, 2019, in Houston, Texas.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. today, June 6, 2019, at the First Christian Church of Dalhart. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, under the care of Horizon Funeral Home of Dalhart.

Douglas Michael Ford was born on May 17, 1954 in Springfield, Mass. Mike’s adopted parents were James and Joyce (Galloway) Ford. Mike grew up in the Hartley area and graduated from Hartley High School in 1973. On July 13, 1974, Mike married Debra Lang in Dalhart. Mike served in the U.S. Air Force until 1977. Mike, Debra and their children returned to Dalhart in 1984.

Mike was a mechanic by trade, working on jet engines while in the Air Force. He then ran Hartley County Equipment where he worked on irrigation motors and Massey Ferguson tractors. Later, Mike worked as a plumber at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. He was a jack of all trades, working on anything that needed fixing, and maybe a few things that didn’t! He was always looking to negotiate a good deal on anything from nuts and bolts to houses and properties. Mike enjoyed family and he loved traveling with Debra to visit his kids. He and Debra had many friends in Panhandle, Texas and Eads, Colo. where he loved to watch his grandkids in all their activities. Mike was an active member of the First Christian Church. He enjoyed his church family and served as a Deacon. “Mike would help anyone who needed it and would do anything for the ladies of the church.”

Survivors include his wife, Debra of the home; two daughters, Martha and her husband Mike Johnson of Eads, Colo. and Michelle and her husband Kenneth Glaze II of Crestview, Fla.; his son, Steve Ford and his wife Brandi of Panhandle; grandchildren, Courtney, Reagen and Morgyn Johnson, Noah, Halle and Kandin Ford; a sister, Lawana and her husband Jim Page; his mother, Joyce Ford; mother-in-law, Zelda Lang; and his stepmother, Helen Ford.
Mike is preceded in death by his father, James Ford; and his father-in-law, Bob Lang.

Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels, 1411 Denver Ave., Dalhart TX 79022; Dalhart Senior Center 610 Denrock Ave., Dalhart TX 79022; or First Christian Church, 602 Denver Ave., Dalhart TX 79022.

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