Obituary of Antoinette ‘Toni’ Ford

Services for Antoinette 'Toni' Ford, 49, Troup, are scheduled for 3:00 pm, Saturday, February 26, at the First Baptist Church, Troup, with Reverend Doctor Paul Saylors officiating. Burial will be in the Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Ford passed away Tuesday, February 22, in a Tyler hospital. She was born September 7, 1961, in Tyler to the late J.W. Rumbelow, Jr. and Josephine Marino Rumbelow. A graduate of Bullard High School, she was a lifetime resident of East Texas. Mrs. Ford had her bachelor's degree in nursing and was a very caring oncology nurse for the Tyler Cancer Center. She loved her family and friends. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Troup. Survivors include her husband, Leslie Ford, Troup; two sons, Daniel Wayne Gregory, Tyler and Matthew Gabriel Ford, Troup; two daughters, Kelsea Marie Ford and Abby Danielle Ford, both of Troup; two brothers and sisters-in-law, John Rumbelow, III and Lori Rumbelow, Bullard, Bruno and Stephanie Rumbelow, Grapevine; five sisters and two brothers-in-law, Jo Jean Smith, Tyler, Gloria Bickerstaff, Bullard, Mary and David Riedinger, St. Petersburg, Florida, Valarie Webb, Redman, Oregon, Valencia and Charles Ray, Tyler; mother-in-law, Geneva Ford, Troup; three brothers-in-law and a sister-in-law, Wayne Ford, Troup, C.H. Ford, Jr. and Pat Ford, Tyler and Cliff Ford; and numerous nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Gene Bickerstaff, Trey Smith, Drew Rumbelow, Ryan Rumbelow, Nick Rumbelow, John Rumbelow, Trevor Rumbelow, James Ray and Patrick Ray.  If desired, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 516, Troup, TX 75789. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm, Friday, February 25.