Georgetown: Ralph Milton Ford, Jr., 78, died Thursday, February 7, 2008, at Georgetown Memorial Hospital. Mr. Ford was born in Georgetown on July 6, 1929, a son of the late Ralph M. Ford, Sr. and Leila Porter Ford. He graduated from Winyah High School in 1946 and Presbyterian College in Clinton in 1950. Mr. Ford worked in the family business, C. L. Ford & Sons, Inc., until it closed in 1966. He then became an employee of the Georgetown County Department of Public Welfare and the Georgetown County Library. In 1970, he joined the staff of the Georgetown County Department of Social Services until retirement in June 1986. Mr. Ford served on the Board of Directors of The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the Executive Board of The American Red Cross for more than thirty years and served as treasurer. Mr. Ford was a board member and treasurer of The Georgetown Concert Association for many years and a member of the Board of Directors of The Charleston Symphony Orchestra. He was also an honorary member of the Cotillion Club of Georgetown, having been a member since 1950. Mr. Ford was an active charter member of the Georgetown Auditorium Preservation Society and Vice President of the Georgetown Youth Association that helped raise funds for the restoration of the Winyah building. Mr. Ford was an active member of The Georgetown Presbyterian Church. He served as church organist for more than thirty years, as deacon, and member of The Worship Committee. Mr. Ford also served as organist at First Baptist Church for a time. Mr. Ford was predeceased by: a niece, Peggy Jean Ford Colwell. Survivors include: two nieces, Jessie C. Ford of Columbia and Elizabeth Ann Parsons of Georgetown; and a number of cousins. Memorial funeral services will be Sunday afternoon, February 10, 2008, at three o'clock at Georgetown Presbyterian Church. Officiating will be the Rev. Stephen H. Wilkins. Sign a guest book at www.mayerfuneralhome.com. The family will receive friends in the Fellowship Hall of the Church following the memorial service. The family suggests memorial to Georgetown Presbyterian Church, 558 Black River Road, Georgetown, S. C. 29440 or Tara Hall, P. O. Box 955, Georgetown, S. C. 29442. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440