A. E. Ford

On March 4th, at his home in Paragould, A. E. Ford, president of the Security Bank and Trust Co., died of pneumonia. The deceased was the father of Cashier F. Homer Ford of this city, who was summoned to Paragould to attend his father in his last hours. The burial was at Carlisle, Ill., on Mar. 7th. The deceased…was a consecrated and active member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Ford is survived by a devoted wife, two daughters and two sons, Mrs. A. L. Welborn of Paragould, Mrs. W. H. Bray of East St. Louis, C. C. Ford of Paducah and F. H. Ford, the highly esteemed cashier of the Bank of Brinkley of this city.