Charles Larry Ford

Graveside Services for Charles Larry Ford were held 11:00 am Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry, Iowa. Pastor Sandy Cannon of Fort Des Moines provided words of comfort and prayer. Hastings Funeral Home in Perry was in charge of these arrangements. Charles Larry Ford passed away at Mary Greeley Medical Center on March 11, 2021. Charlie, the son of Ellis Ford and Frances (Duncan) Bullock, was born August 2, 1938 in Bagley, IA. Charlie graduated from Bagley High School in 1957 and enlisted in the army where he was stationed in Germany until 1961. He returned to Iowa and met Carol Jean Fitzsenry while living in Jefferson, they married on August 14, 1965. Work took them to Davenport for a short time; after taking a position as a claims adjuster with Aid/Allied Insurance they moved to Perry in 1969. He worked for the company 27 years, retiring from the now Nationwide Insurance Company. Carol preceded him in death in 1997; after 46 years in Perry Charlie moved to Ames in 2015. Here Bumpa enjoyed the last years of his life watching his grandchildren grow, his Cyclones play, and also began working again part-time for Mary Greeley Medical Center in valet and customer service, enjoying that position and his new colleagues and friends until the day he passed. Charlie is survived by his children Micki (Ben) Nelson of Ames and Matthew of Des Moines; grandchildren Maxwell and Evelyn Nelson; brothers Rich (Jan) Ford and Kent Ford of Shell Knob, Missouri; many nieces and nephews; and is reunited in heaven with his parents, wife Carol, and daughter Jennifer Ann. Memorials may be sent to Hastings Funeral Home - P.O. Box #204 - Perry, IA 50220. Cemetery Details Violet Hill 8th and Park Street Perry, IA 50220 Previous Events Graveside Service MAR 24. 11:00 AM (CT) Violet Hill 8th and Park Street Perry, IA 50220