Gretchen Cole Ford

Funeral services for Gretchen Cole Ford, 62, of Monroe, LA, will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, August 20, 2015, at Feazel Chapel at the First Baptist Church of West Monroe with Rev. Dwight Munn officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home, Monroe.Mrs. Ford died Sunday, August 16, 2015. She graduated from NLU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and later retired as a school teacher. She was a member of First Baptist Church of West Monroe.Gretchen was preceded in death by her parents, Ramsey and Bonnie Liles Cole.Survivors include her son, Ryan Jefferson and wife Michelle; daughter, Kristen Lee Hill and husband Stephen II; grandchildren, Wesley Jefferson, Lynnon Jefferson, and Hannah and Rachel Hill; brothers, Jimmy Stark and Carl Durham; sisters, Susan Speed and Carrie Galvin; two nephews, Stephen Liles and Michael Liles; niece, Kim Jones; and aunt, Jackie Liles.Pallbearers will be Raymond Winn, Casey Bishop, Stephen Liles, Stephen Hill, Will Knight, and Bob Leahy.Visitation will be 4:30 PM until 7:30 PM Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe.Memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen for the Cure.Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.comMulhearn Funeral HomeMonroe, LA