Ford, Euel
FORD, EUEL
Newspaper.
McKINNEY POLICE CHIEF, 59, DIES
McKinney. Euel Ford, 59, chief of police for the past two years, died Saturday at 3:20 p.m. in a McKinney hospital.
Chief Ford had been in critical condition since suffering a heart attack Feb. 20.
Funeral services were pending at the Turrentine-Jackson Funeral Home.
Chief Ford, a native of McKinney, started his career as a peace officer in 1937 when he was elected constable of Precinct 1. He held this office until he became a deputy under Sheriff Earl Button in 1941.
Chief Ford went into private business in 1944 and remained there until Aug. 5, 1951, when he took a job as a McKinney city policeman. He worked his way up through the ranks to the position of chief in 1961.
The McKinney law officer was a well-known civic leader and a member of the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church.
Among survivors are his mother of Oklahoma and his wife.
Newspaper.
McKINNEY POLICE CHIEF, 59, DIES
McKinney. Euel Ford, 59, chief of police for the past two years, died Saturday at 3:20 p.m. in a McKinney hospital.
Chief Ford had been in critical condition since suffering a heart attack Feb. 20.
Funeral services were pending at the Turrentine-Jackson Funeral Home.
Chief Ford, a native of McKinney, started his career as a peace officer in 1937 when he was elected constable of Precinct 1. He held this office until he became a deputy under Sheriff Earl Button in 1941.
Chief Ford went into private business in 1944 and remained there until Aug. 5, 1951, when he took a job as a McKinney city policeman. He worked his way up through the ranks to the position of chief in 1961.
The McKinney law officer was a well-known civic leader and a member of the Wesley Memorial Methodist Church.
Among survivors are his mother of Oklahoma and his wife.
