Brumley-Mills Funeral Home
Submitted by: Carol Spear Rice

Wilma Tennie Ann Ford, 81, of Krebs, passed away Thursday, June 27, in McAlester. Viewing is set for Friday until 8:00 p.m. at Brumley-Mills Funeral Home. Graveside funeral services will be Saturday, June 29, at 10:00 a.m. at the Savanna Cemetery, with Ronnie Smith officiating. Pallbearers are Billy Ford, Josh Furr, Danny Ellis, Ronnie Smith, Delbert Amason,and Justin Wilcox. Wilma Tennie Ann Ford was born on October 8, 1942 in Pittsburg's Pound Valley community to Frank and Annie Eberle. Wilma grew up in Pittsburg, Oklahoma and graduated from Pittsburg high school. She married Billy Ford on October 21, 1960 in McAlester Oklahoma. They lived in Pittsburg, Texas, and New Mexico, but finally settled back in Oklahoma near Savanna. In addition to being a wife, mother and homemaker, she worked in retail some, but many years primarily in accounting as a bookkeeper. She loved to cook and entertain, but especially loved being with her family and her grandchildren. Wilma is survived by 2 sons, Eugene Ford and Michele Wilcox of Kiowa, Steven Ford of Tulsa, three grandchildren Billy Ford of McAlester, Terry Ford of Oklahoma City and Hailey Lande of Jenks, 4 Great Grand Children, 2 brothers, Lawrence Wheat of Tulsa, Lonnie Eberle and wife Sue of Eufaula and one sister, Irene Johnston of Pittsburg and several nieces and nephews.