Jessie Ford

Born in Chilton, County Durham, England on December 1, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Mary Cockburn (nee Musgrave). She was the widow of Denis Arthur Ford whom she met while both were serving in the British Army in the north of England during World War II and they shared 40 wonderful years together in London until his passing in 1987.

She is survived by her loving daughter, Patricia Ann Ford Griffis, and her son-in-law, Charles Burks Griffis, Jr. of Greenwich, CT and Southampton, Bermuda; her granddaughter, Megan Griffis Kelly and her husband Timothy Kelly of Stamford, CT; her grandson, David Ford Griffis of Greenwich, CT; her triplet great-grandchildren, Evelyn, Campbell and Calder Kelly of Stamford, CT; her brother-in-law Roy Corrigan Ford and his wife Dorothy; and several nieces, nephews and cousins (Susan, Janet, Louise, Bernadette, Simon, Peter, Derek and their families). She was pre-deceased by her brother Jack Cockburn, sister Hilda Swain (nee Cockburn), and her sister-in-law Margaret Reilly (nee Tompkins).

A lovely sweet-natured lady, she lived in Highams Park, London for 68 years with wonderful neighbors. She was employed many years as accounting supervisor at the Waltham Forest Guardian Newspaper Group. She spent much of her later years enjoying long visits to America and Bermuda with her daughter and her adoring family, despite her failing sight.

A Memorial Service celebrating her life will be held Monday, December 1, 2014 at 7 P.M. at Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, 31 Arch Street, Greenwich, CT 06830-6512.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to:

Macula Vision Research Foundation, West Conshohocken, PA; or

The London Project to Cure Blindness, Moorfields Eye Hospital.

A service and cremation will follow in Essex, England later in December.