George Chester Ford, Jr, 76, went to
be with the Lord on July 15, 2017. He
was born in Burlington, NJ to the late
Mary E. and George C. Ford, Sr. but
had been a resident of Williamsburg
for 27 years. George was a lineman and
worked for the New Jersey Bell
Telephone Company for 20+ years. He
had a love for Ham Radios and was
active since the age of 15 in
communicating under the call letters
K2QIJ. George belonged to the South
Jersey Amateur Ham Radio Club for 36
years, the Williamsburg Area Amateur
Radio Club for 27 years, and was a
Life Member of the American Radio
League. He was a wonderful, loving
husband, father and grandfather.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife
of 38 years, Sharyn L Ford; 6
children, George C. Ford, III, Sheldis
Hewish (Edward), Michael Ford (Dawn),
Richard Chierici (Joanna), Christopher
Chierici, Jennifer Chierici; 4
grandchildren, Timothy Starkey,
Stephanie Hewish, Edward Hewish and
Kyle Ford.
A visitation will be held from 6-8:00
PM on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at
Nelsen Funeral Home, 3785 Strawberry
Plains Rd, Williamsburg. A funeral
service will be held at 11:00 AM, on
Saturday, July 22, 2017 at Bradley
Funeral Home, Marlton, NJ with a
visitation one hour prior to the
service. Burial will follow in Odd
Fellows Cemetery , 4527 Route 130 S,
Burlington, NJ, 08016. You may offer
condolences at www.nelsencares.com.