LAKE VIEW - Colon Mason Edwards “Eddie” Ford, 57, died Sunday morning, June 29, 2008, in Carolina Pines Hospital in Hartsville, South Carolina, after a long illness. He had been a resident at Pee Dee Center in Florence and Saleeby Center in Hartsville. The family wishes to extend a special thanks to the loving staffs at these two centers. A graveside service will be Tuesday, July 1 at 5:00 in Lake View Cemetery in Lake View, South Carolina. Services will be directed by Cook Funeral Home with Pastor Lynn Anderson officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 4:45 Tuesday, July 1 at Cook Funeral Home. Eddie was born in Marion County, the son of Isla Frances Edwards Ford and the late William Jesse Ford of Lake View. Eddie leaves a large family. Surviving are his mother of the home; one brother, William Jesse Ford, Jr. (Mary Sue) of Dillon; three sisters, Florinette Ford Renfrow (Jimmy) of Lake View, Isla Frances Ford Graham (Art) of Camden, and Becky Ford Duke (Jesse) of Fernandina Beach, Florida; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Pee Dee Center Parent Council Board, P.O. Box 3209, Florence, SC 29502. Published in The State on 7/1/2008. **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)