Shawn Evert Ford

Shawn Evert Ford, 51, of Gamaliel, KY passed away suddenly, Thursday, March 21st, at Monroe County Medical Center.

Shawn was born in Tompkinsville, KY on January 17, 1973, a son of Barbara (Davis) Ford and the late Evert Roy Ford.
On January 5, 2018, he married Tonia Wilborn in Tompkinsville, KY.

Shawn was a Deputy for Monroe County Sheriff's Department, a member of Gamaliel Volunteer Fire Department and Tompkinsville Masonic Lodge #753. Shawn was also a EMT and Truck Driver. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and golfing. 

Shawn is survived by his wife, Tonia Ford, of Gamaliel, KY; his mother, Barbara Ford, of Tompkinsville, KY; two sons, Thomas Ford (Katelen Woolett) of Tompkinsville, KY;  Shawn Ford, and wife, Hannah, of Tompkinsville, KY; three daughters, Heather Ford, of Tompkinsville, KY; and Clara Hamlet and Paige Hamlet, both of Gamaliel, KY;  6 grandchildren and sister, Lora Beth Ford, of Tompkinsville, KY.

Shawn is preceded in death by his father, Evert Roy Ford and brother, Roy Nicholas Ford.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 24th at Yokley Trible Funeral Home in Tompkinsville, KY, with burial to follow at Mt. Poland Cemetery.

Visitation is Saturday, 5:00-8:00 p.m., with Masonic rites being performed at 6:30 p.m., and Sunday morning after 8:00 a.m. until service time at 11:00 a.m. at Yokley Trible Funeral Home. 

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