Private graveside service for Mary Louise Ford, 78, Lawton, was held Tuesday, May 28, 2013, under the direction of the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home. Mrs. Ford died Thursday, May 23 at her home. She was born May 5, 1935 in Chickasha to R.A. and Dimple (Osborn) Meeks. She was valedictorian for the Sterling High School Class of 1952, where she was also a basketball and softball star. She attended Oklahoma A&M for 2 ½ years. In the summer of 1954 she went to work as a secretary for civil service at Fort Sill. In 1957 & 1958 she transferred to Camp Pendleton, California. She moved back to Lawton and worked part time for Dr. Jack McKinnis. She married Pat Ford on September 24, 1954 in Sterling, Oklahoma. The family offers a special thank you to Promise Care Hospice, especially Marla, Deanna and Judy. She is survived by her husband, Pat Ford of the home; grandson, Tony Ray Ford, Wichita Falls, Texas; granddaughter, Brittany Lynn Ford, Wichita Falls, Texas; a brother in law, Mike Ford, Lawton; and two sisters in law, Janice Lee and husband Gill Zimmerman, Logansport, Indiana, and Marsha Rae and husband Kelly Beagle, Peoria, Illinois. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Patti Lou Welch and a son, Mickey Ray Ford. Memorial donations may be made to Promise Care Hospice, 4202 SW Lee Blvd., Lawton, OK, 73505.