Martha C. Ford, 77, of Lancaster, passed away on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at the Lancaster General Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Ronald W. Ford, with whom she shared 54 years of marriage. Born in Westwood, she was the daughter of the late Franklin P. and Lorena Wimer Chew.

Martha was a 1953 graduate of the former Scott High School in Coatesville. She enjoyed bowling, tennis and she excelled at golf. She was a Board of Director member of the Media Heights Golf Club and she was a member of the Grandview Heights United Methodist Church of Lancaster.

She is survived, in addition to her husband, by one son, Stephen Ford and wife Marcia of Jacksonville, FL, Daughter-in-Law Liz Ford of Leola, four grandchildren; Connor and Samantha Ford of Jacksonville, FL, Griffin and Kathryn Ford of Leola and one brother Charles "Bud" Chew of Elizabethtown, PA.  She was preceded in death by two children; Robin J. Ford and C. Scott Ford.

Memorial services will be held on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 2:30pm from the St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 10 Delp Road, Lancaster, PA 17601 with visitation from 1:30 to 2:30pm.

Arrangements by the Wilde Funeral Home, Parkesburg, PA.  Online condolences may be posted at  www.wildefuneralhome.com