Rita K.

Ford

Rita Kyzar Ford, 84, passed away on November 11, 2026.

Born on September 9, 1942, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, to Benjamin W. and Ruth H. Kyzar, Rita married the love of her life, Robert Elvin Ford, on November 23, 1960. They shared 42 years of marriage until his passing in 2003.

Rita dedicated more than 40 years of service to the Social Security Administration. She was a faithful member of Bowmar Baptist Church (now Crossway Church) for twenty years.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Robert.

Rita is survived by her children, Robert “Bob” Ford (Kim) and Lynnette “Lynne” Ervin (John); her grandchildren, Robert Shane Ford (Brandy), Charles “Chuck” Ford (Amber), Natalee Chandler (Jamie), Jeffrey Dotson (Emily), and John “Buster” Ervin (Nikki); and her great-grandchildren, Emma, Cingston, AJ, Mannie, Jonathan, Stella, River, Maddox, and Kimber.

Pallbearer will be Robert Shane Ford, Jeffrey Dotson, Charles “Chuck” Ford, John “Buster” Ervin, Emmanuel “Mannie” Chandler, and Jonathan Chandler.

A Visitation will be held November 14, 2026, at  10AM at Fisher Riles Funeral Home in Vicksburg. Graveside will follow at City Hill Cemetery.