| Name |
Millard Dent "Mel" FORD |
| Birth |
16 Dec 1910 |
Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
Parkersburg High School (state championship football in 1929) [2] |
| Occupation |
jeweller, Ford's Jewelers and Mel's Diamond House |
- Mel was an entrepreneur in several businesses including, clothing and jewlery retail, building, food and employment services. He opened Mel's Diamonds House in 1990, operating two lcations, Vienna and Marietta, operated Ford's Jewlers from 1971 to 1990 with locations in Marietta and Athens, operated an employment business in Shreevesport Lousiana, managed jewlery stors in Florida and served as district manager for Zales Jewlers in Texas and the southern states. He was a member of the Elk's Moose and Masonic Lodge.
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| Residence |
Williamstown, Wood Co, WV [2, 3] |
| Death |
14 Nov 2004 |
Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV [4] |
| Person ID |
I137899 |
Doddridge County Roots |
| Last Modified |
9 Mar 2024 |
1910 - 2004 (93 years)