Mr. Archie Roosevelt Ford, age 87, of Winfield passed away on Sunday, October 29, 2023 in the Diversicare Nursing Facility. Mr. Ford was born on February 5, 1936 in Sullivan, Tennessee to Jacob and Elizabeth Minton Ford. Archie was a member of the Zion Missionary Baptist Church and a 1956 graduate of Gloucester High School in Virginia. After high school Archie joined the United States Air Force where he served his country for 4 years. After returning home he began working for The Birmingham News where he was regional manager for more than 40 years. In his spare time Archie enjoyed bee keeping, farming, hunting, fishing, and all types of sports.

Mr. Ford is survived by his wife, Frances Ford, sons, Teddy Ford (Patti) and Tobby Ford (Cheryl), daughter, Michele Stanford (Craig), step daughters, Frances Bradley (Everett) and Glenda Striegel, step sons, Bill Allen and Donnie Lawrence, grandchildren, Jonathan Ford, Jennifer Pugh, Trent Ford (Katie), Trevor Ford (Breanna), Ryan Stanford (McKenzi), and Kelsi Plunkett (Brett), great-grandchildren, Madison Ford, Ethan Currie, Landry Pugh, Rhett Plunkett, Kambrie Plunkett and Brinley Stanford, brothers, Darryl and Ward, sister, Patsey, 16 step grandchildren, many step great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Mr. Ford was preceded in death by his son Terry Ford, parents, Jacob and Elizabeth Ford, sisters, Neva and Ethel, and brothers, Everett, Stacy, Warren, and Lester.

Funeral services for Mr. Ford will be held on Thursday, November, 2, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the West Alabama Memorial Gardens. The visitation will be held on Thursday from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m. service time at the funeral home.

Bowen Funeral Home serving the Ford family.