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Helen Brown Ford

11/16/1928 - 01/06/2025

Obituary For Helen Brown Ford

Helen Ford was a courageous woman of immense strength, wisdom with a generous heart of gold. Born on Friday, November 16, 1928 and concluding her journey with us with unwavering faith and grace on January 6th, 2025 at Duke Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Although she valiantly battled cancer and or health challenges, she never lost her wit and beautiful spirit. She owned the room with her intelligence and joy.

Helen is survived by her loving family all of whom she would give everything and all things, but most importantly her love, loyalty and honesty.

Helen touched many while working as a dietary specialist at Watts Hospital and attending school at Hillside High School. Along the way she develop many long lasting friendships and never met a stranger. To know her is to love her. We now take her legacy of love strength wisdom, honesty and joy to shine her light on others in loving memory.


FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS

Service: Sunday, January 12, 2025| Visitation service 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Funeral service starts at 1:00 pm.

Place of service: Kyles Temple AME Zion Church 409 Dunston Ave Durham NC 27707

Interment: Woodlawn


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The lord has took Helen to a better place. There is know more pain, hate or prejudice. She is in the arms of the holy father. Rest in peace aunt helen. Niece Phyllis πŸ™

May God's Holy spirit wrap around and comfort the family during this loss of a great woman. The type of Aunt you love having. Rest in peace. Love nephew Walter Brown and family.

Darryl, your mom must have been amazing to have such a sweet loving son like you. It has been my pleasure to be your co worker and I am so sorry for you and your family's loss. I am here for you. πŸ™πŸ™πŸ™ Leslie

Your mom was a wise and wonderful lady. She will be missed. May you always keep her wisdom in your heart. Much love. The Brunsons

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted -Matthew 5:4 Wishing you comfort and peace during this difficult time.

-Jeffery Magee and Family

We would like to extend our deepest sympathy to Jackie and her family on the occasion of her mother's passing. We will keep them all in our prayers. May "Grangran" rest in peace. - Richard and Beryl Killian

Darryl, May the love and support of those around you bring you comfort. My heartfelt sympathies to you and your family.

Natasha Alston

My heart goes out to the family I met grangran when I was 17years old she was always there when I going through a rough patch with my family trynna figure out who I was goin to be in life I wasnt her blood but she most definitely treated me like one of grand babies and for that I was truly grateful and in my eyes she will always be the grandma imma love and miss you grangran love Quez πŸ₯ΊπŸ©·πŸ˜

Dequis bolden

To Mrs ford family the date that i started working with her was june of 1981 wanted to put the correct date.lafayette artis

My deepest sympathy to the Family. Praying that the Lord will strengthen,comfort and take y'all through the day's and months ahead. My mother worked many years with Ms.Helen. She was so frisky and a joy to talk to. She will truly be missed....πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈ Carolyn B.Brodie πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈπŸ•ŠοΈ

I would like to extend my deepest sympathy to the family of Mrs. Helen Ford. I started working with her in 1991 at duke regional hospital Helen was my work mom always laughing giving you wisdom it was such a pleasure having her in my life always being good to me she loved her family it was not a day that she worked that she did not talk about her family she has always been a blessing in my life just knowing someone with such a beautiful spirit that never changed my heart goes out to you praying god gives you strength. Lafayette Artis.

Our staff will continue to keep your family in our prayers. We thank you for allowing us to serve your family.

Holloway Memorial Funeral Home, Inc. | Durham, NC

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