Graveside service for Dannita Sue Ford will be 2 p.m., Saturday, September 17, at First Pentecostal Church of Bude Cemetery.

Dannita Sue Ford, 71, of Nederland joined her beloved husband, Floyd Ford and her Lord and Savior Saturday, September 3, 2022, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. Dannita was born November 28, 1950, in West Monroe, Louisiana to Dollie and Daniel Hemphill.

Dannita was a native of Bude, Mississippi and a member of First Pentecostal Church of Bude. After moving to Nederland, Dannita would often visit her church back home. She was a loving daughter, mother and grandmother who was immensely dedicated to her family and her faith. Dannita was always a positive person with an upbeat personality. She loved life and enjoyed working on jig-saw puzzles and singing. Dannita had a love for butterflies.

Dannita was preceded in death by her father, Daniel Marcus Hemphill; spouse, Floyd Daniel Ford; and grandson, Brady Ford.

Those left behind to cherish Dannita’s memory are her daughters, Kimberly Ford of Nederland, TX; Danielle Tompkins and her husband, Rick of Roatán, Honduras and their children Isabella and David; Angela Barnett and her husband, Bruce; son Dan Ford and his wife, Jennifer of Mississippi; mother, Dollie Hemphill of Bude, MS; sister, Donna Brister and her husband, Olen of Bude, MS; niece and nephew, Rebecca Brister and Adam Brister of Bude, MS.