John Charles "Charlie" Ford, Jr., 82, Hamilton, Mo., passed away at his home on May 24, 2019.

Charlie was born on May 1, 1937, in Kidder, Mo., to John Charles and Pearlie M. (Bratcher) Ford.  He was a 1956 graduate of the Hamilton High School.  Charlie was self-employed as a backhoe operator and also farmed and raised cattle.

He was a member of the Wells of Joy Church, southeast of Hamilton, and the president of the Northwest Missouri Horse Show Circuit for many years.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Russell Ford; daughter, Sharla Ford Licklider; and brother, Ronnie Ford.

On September 13, 1974, he married Mary Lee Shore in Waverly, Mo.  She survives of the home.

Additional survivors:  Daughters-Terry (Dexter) Joiner, Braymer, Mo.; Sheila Sternisha, Panama City, Fl; and Sharyl Ford Pollard, Hamilton; Son-Justin Ford, Maysville, Mo.; 11 grandchildren-Ryan Sweem, Crystal Pollard Burnett, Richard Ford, Brianna Tomac, Sadie Licklider, Lauren Licklider Schmitz, Clayton Ford, Bailey Ford, Geoff Loso, Ashley Goodwin, and Kyle Joiner; 19 great-grandchildren; brother-Richard (Jeannie) Ford, Lee's Summit, Mo.; and his care-giver, Brad Taylor, Hamilton, Mo.

Funeral Service:  10 a.m., Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton.

Visitation:  6 to 8 p.m., Monday, May 27, 2019, at the funeral home.

Interment:  Wells of Joy Cemetery, southeast of Hamilton.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wells of Joy Church, southeast of Hamilton, or Three Rivers Hospice, Cameron, Mo.

Arrangements:  Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton.