Debra F. Bash-Ford
Co-owner of Denny Ford Auto enjoyed caring for others
Debra F. “Debbie” Bash-Ford, 59, of Eighty Four, formerly of Washington, died Thursday, October 3, 2013, in her home.
She was born February 28, 1954, in Elkins, W.Va., a daughter of the late Joseph and Rhonda Finlen Duckworth.
Mrs. Bash-Ford was a 1972 graduate of Trinity High School.
She and her husband, Denny, owned and operated Denny Ford Auto Service for many years, until their retirement in 2011.
She loved her grandchildren and enjoyed mowing grass, gardening and caring for other people.
On February 2, 2012, in North Carolina, she married Denny Ford, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Brian W. (Chalese) Bash of Washington; a daughter, Rhonda (Scott) Craig of North Strabane Township; a stepson, Scott Ford of Washington; six brothers, Keith (Alba) Duckworth of Freedom, Kenny (Sue) Duckworth of Canonsburg, Mark (Donna) Finlen of Greensboro, N.C., Dominic (JoAnn) Waters, Bob (Becky) Waters and Matt (Lisa) Waters, all of Washington; three sisters, Susan Ealy of Washington, Elaine “Lanie” Waters of Monroeville and Joann (Bob) Howanec of Canonsburg; four grandchildren, Morgan Webb, Margo Craig and Eli and Ava Bash; her second mother, Elaine Duckworth of Houston; her first husband, Mark W. Bash; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.
Deceased is a brother-in-law, Cecil “Ed” Ealy.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in Piatt and Barnhill Funeral Home, 420 Locust Avenue, Washington, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, October 7. Interment will follow in Pigeon Creek Cemetery, Somerset Township.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Mrs. Claus Club, 56 Lanik Road, Bentleyville, PA 15314, or to lung cancer research through American Lung Association at www.lung.org.
Condolences may be expressed and photos uploaded to www.familyremembers.com.
Piatt and Barnhill Funeral Directors Inc., Charles R. Piatt, owner/supervisor, and Lawrence K. Donovan, funeral director.