Aug. 29, 1959 – Oct. 6, 2014
Valerie Ann Ford Billy, 55, of Sweet Home, died Oct. 6, 2014.
She was born Aug. 29, 1959 in Tucson, Ariz. to William Herman and Dorothy Lee (Harrison) Ford.
She came to Oregon in 1970 to begin farming in the West Stayton area with her family. She lived most of her adult life in Seattle, Washington and Yuma, Ariz. before moving to Sweet Home in 2002.
Mrs. Billy is survived by six sisters, Linda Cooper, Judy Swanson, Nancy Ford, Carol Ford, Mary Wreyford and Bonnie Fisher, all of Sweet Home; three brothers, Robert Ford, Steven Ford and Ron Ford, all of Sweet Home; many nieces, nephews and friends. Her best friends were her brother Steve, niece Alelishia Phillips, and nephew William Phillips, all of Sweet Home.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Blondra Kay Ford (1975); her father, William Ford (1979) and mother, Dorothy Ford (1997) both of Yuma, Ariz.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.