Catherine Virginia Shifler Ford, age 88, a resident of Fahrney-Keedy Memorial Home in Boonsboro, and formerly of Young Avenue, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2008 at Washington County Hospital.
Born April 22, 1919 in Breathedsville, MD, she was the daughter of the late Fred Lee and Beulah Virginia Baker Shifler.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Bryan Ford Jr., March 17, 1991.
She had been employed by the Washington County Board of Education at Boonsboro High School.
She was a member of Benevola United Methodist Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Joan R. Adams of Nashville, TN; one son, Ronald L. Ford of Boonsboro; two granddaughters and one grandson.
She was preceded in death by one son, Richard W. Ford.
Funeral services will be held 2 P.M. Monday at Bast Funeral Home in Boonsboro. The Rev. Helen S. Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Benevola Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 P.M. Monday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Benevola United Methodist Church, 19925 Benevola Church Road, Boonsboro, MD 21713.
Online condolences can be made at www.bastfuneralhome.com.