Paul David Ford, 64, of Paragould, AR died Thursday, November 19 at St. Bernard’s Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, AR. He was born in Malden, MO on April 15, 1956. He was a graduate of Parma High School in Parma, MO. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, AR. Paul was an Army veteran who served during the Gulf war. He was a salesman for Certified Labs for 28 years. He was preceded in death by his father and mother Willie and Elouise Allen Ford of Parma, MO, his brother James Calvin “Jim” Ford of Sikeston, MO, and his sister Perdita Faye Roof of Charleston, SC. He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law Cessany Michelle and Joshua Daniel Carpenter of Huntertown, IN; his brother, Causey Allen Ford and wife Robin of Risco, MO; three sisters, Janet Ruth Whitener of San Antonio, TX; Nancy McCarty and husband Jim of Rocky Mount, MO; and Verna Willett Klefstad and husband Roger of Ridgeland, WI. For safety due to the pandemic, there will be a small private service for family only. We ask friends to please join us for the funeral via the Heath Funeral Home Facebook Page on Facebook Live. The live stream will start at 10:00 am Monday, November 30, 2020. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your local animal shelter or pet adoption agency. His dogs were truly his best friends.