Bruce Charles Ford

HEYBURN – Bruce Charles Ford, an 80-year-old resident of Heyburn, passed away Monday, January 31, 2022, at Cassia Regional Hospital in Burley.

Bruce was born July 17, 1941, in Portland, Oregon, to Melvin Ford and Evelyn May Tufts Ford. He was raised Eatonville, Washington. He graduated from Eatonville High school.

Bruce went to a dance with a friend in Idaho and met his sweetheart, Jo Nell Ashby. They were married February 2, 1965, in Heyburn, Idaho. They were sealed in the Seattle Temple on March 5, 1981. In the course of time, Bruce and Jo Nell moved to Heyburn with their family.

Growing up in Washington he loved to play sports. He often coached his boys’ teams. He loved hunting and spending time outdoors with his brothers and dad. He also went to clowning school and loved to make people smile. He loved making balloon animals. Later he enjoyed origami with dollar bills. He loved to give them away. He would often leave them with his tips.

Bruce started working for Weyerhaeuser in the logging industry. He also worked for the railroad, then later he was a long-haul truck driver and a local truck driver.

Bruce is survived by his wife, Jo Nell Ashby Ford, of 57 years; brothers, Louie (Barb) Ford, and Phillip (Sonjia) Ford; sisters, Karen Tyler, and Colleen (David) Orem; sons, Jay (Mary) Ford of Temple, Texas, and Roger (Liz) Ford of Heyburn; daughter, Glenda (Nic) White of Menan; 16 grandkids and 15 great-grandkids.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Donald Ford; and a son, Steven Lee Ford.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 12, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – Heyburn Ward, located at 300 South 500 West, of Heyburn. Friends and family will be received at the church from 10 until 10:45 a.m. prior to the service. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery in Heyburn.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Rasmussen-Wilson Funeral Home of Burley.

A live webcast of the Funeral Service will be available and maintained at the following link: https://youtu.be/3cVzLi-34b8.

Donations to help the family can be directed to My Brother’s Keeper, in care of Burley Physical Therapy, 1263 Bennett Ave. Suite 2, Burley, ID 83318. For questions please call 208-678-1191.