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Barbara Jo Ford

Barbara Jo Ford, 62, of Mill Hall, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, at Geisinger Medical Center.

She was born on Oct. 25, 1955, in Bellefonte, the daughter of the late Harold E. Heaton and Blanche Walker Heaton of Mill Hall.

She graduated from Bald Eagle-Nittany, Class of ’73, then graduated from Lock Haven University with a BS in 1990. She also received her master’s at Marywood University, graduating in 1992 in social work.

Barbara attended the Trinity Reformed Church in Hublersburg and enjoyed sewing and quilting.

She is survived by her mother and two brothers, Alan H. (Maureen) Heaton, of Hurst, Texas, and Wayne E. (Jeanne) Heaton, of Brigantine, N.J., and seven nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018, at 2 p.m. at the Kader-Neff Funeral Home, 135 Main St., Howard, with the Pastor Keith Koch officiating. Friends and family will be received from 6 – 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Jacksonville Cemetery at the families’ convenience.

Online condolences can be made at www.kader-neff.com.