Mrs. Frances Patricia Ard Ford, 75, died Wednesday December 23, 2020 at Rock Hill Post Acute Care.A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Chester Memorial Gardens with Rev. Steve Bishop officiating.The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Tuesday December 29, 2020 at Barron Funeral home. Mrs. Ford was born June 25, 1945 in Chester County, SC and was a daughter of the late Willie Ard. She was a graduate of Chester High School and was formerly employed with Chester County Hospital. Mrs. Ford formerly attended First Church of the Nazarene. She is survived by two sons, Johnny A. Ford IV of Ft. Hood, TX andMark and Ann Stephenson of Clover, SC; one daughter, Debra Beaver of Lancaster, SC; four grandchildren, Brittany Pressley and Eric Pressley both of Chester, SC, Myranda Stephenson of Clover, SC and Travis Stephenson of Spartanburg, SC; great-grandchildren, Aurora Stephenson of Spartanburg, SC, Kaylee Jean Mahaffey of Chester, SC; one brother, Cecil and JudyArd of Westminster, CO; numerous nieces and nephew. She was preceded in death by her husband John Asbury Ford, III Memorials may be made to the Thornwell Home, 302 S Board St. Clinton, SC 29325 Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com