Drafus Ford, 69, husband of Lottie Ladson Ford and son of the late Luther Ford, Sr., and Minnie Lou Butler Ford, was on September 16, 1956 in Sumter, SC.  He departed this life on Sunday, October 12, 2025 at Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, SC.

Family will receive friends at the home, 20 Idaho Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 daily from 2-6pm.

Job's Mortuary, Inc., 312 South Main Street, Sumter is in charge of arrangements.