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Naomi Mae Ford

October 24, 1931 - July 2, 2017

Naomi Mae Ford died July 2, 2017. The youngest of four siblings, she was born to Clarence and Beata Hildreth on Oct. 24, 1931 in Redlands, Calif. Our beloved mother faithfully served the Lord to the end.


Through her life Naomi gave compassion and support to people in need that came into her life.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Raymond; sister, Dorothy; daughter, Carol and son, Timothy. She and her family remained close through the years with her sister, Carol and her husband, Bob and their children Kenneth, Kathy, Doug and Darlene, Dorothy’s children, Judy and Marilyn and their brother, Bill who passed in 2015. Naomi will leave a gap in the hearts of her surviving children, Laurie and Richard; her grandchildren, Becky, Richard, David, Rachel, Jacob, Joseph; their cousins, Jacob and Joseph Gunderson and great-grandchildren.


After graduating from Redlands High School, Naomi went to Azusa Pacific Bible College, taking music studies where she played piano and organ for the choir and enjoyed playing gospel hymns through her years.


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