Robert Todd Ford Jr.
Ford, 79
Robert Todd Ford Jr., 79, died on February 12, 2025. He was born September 4, 1945, in Austin to Robert Todd and Zoe Jacobs Ford.
He is preceded in death by his parents, and step-sister Dorothy Ford Halliday.
Robert is survived by his wife Nancy, their three children Robert Todd Ford III (Zondra), Dustin Roy Ford, Amy Ford Payne (Ryan) and grandchildren Tyler, Zoey, Hudson, Carter, Aaron, Addison and Dylan, as well as numerous cousins, friends, former students, and former athletes.
Robert grew up in Austin and attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He graduated from Travis High School and continued his education at Southwest Texas State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. He later attended Texas A&I University where he received his Master’s of Education. He married Nancy Carter of Dilley in December of 1968.
Throughout most of his life Bobby was a football coach, a teacher, and a school administrator. He coached and taught at Del Valle Junior High School, Bulverde Junior High School, Freer High School, Laredo United High School, Luling High School, and another 21-year stint at Freer High School, from which he retired in 2008. At that time, he and Nancy moved to the Kinsey Ranch west of Millett where he has been a ranch manager for the last 17 years.
Bobby enjoyed the outdoors and thoroughly enjoyed his ranch work. He enjoyed fly-fishing and making his own fly rods and tying the flies with which he fished. They took annual summer trips to Fun Valley, Colorado, where he enjoyed fishing and visiting with friends he made there. He was a member of First Methodist Church of Dilley.
Visitation was held on Sunday, February 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Primrose Funeral Services in Pearsall.
A funeral service was held on Monday, February 17 at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church in Dilley. Interment followed at the Millett Cemetery in Millett.
Memorials in his honor can be made to the following: Dilley Methodist Church, PO Drawer Q, Dilley, Texas 78017; Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch, 600 SW 11th Ave, Amarillo, TX 79101.
Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Primrose Funeral Services of Pearsall.
