Charles Wayne FORD Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Charles W Ford died peacefully in his St. Charles home on Sunday morning, April 19, after an 11-month bout with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Hammond, IN, on March 25, 1951, the only son to Lindon and Naomi Ford. “Charlie” grew up in Indiana and Ohio before matriculating to Wheaton College (IL), where he majored in Business and played football for the then-Crusaders. He married his college sweetheart Kay in 1974, making 45 years’ worth of beautiful memories together. He leaves behind four children – Jeff (42), Kelly (39), Kari (33), Michael (33) and their spouses; he also leaves 12 grandchildren – Micah (9), Luke (8), Reid (7), Asher (7), Eleanor (6), Gemma (6), Quin (5), Nolan (5), Jolie (5), Peter (5), Johnny (2), and Mia (1). He spent most of his professional life in finance and accounting; this moved his family from Chicago to Joplin (MO) to Ft. Worth (TX) and finally to St. Charles (MO) where he spent the last 24 years of his life. An avid sports fan, he loved Ohio State football, the Chicago Bears, and his beloved 7-iron. If you asked others who knew Charlie, they would say he loved Jesus and he loved his family. He was loyal, dependable, and faithful. The hope of eternal life in Jesus Christ his Lord is the hope he wanted for everyone, captured by his life verse, Romans 15:13 – “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” “In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that you give to one of Charlie’s kids’ ministries. Man Up and Go (Jeff) - https://manupandgo.org/donate. RUF (Mike) - https://givetoruf.org/donate/RUFArkansas. Kari and Josh - https://UWM.org/missionaries/31373/.”

Charles Wayne FORD

March 25, 1951 - April 19, 2020