Commissioner Joe S. Ford
District 3, Position 3
(901) 545-4301

 
Joseph S. Ford was appointed to the County Commission on January 28, 2002 after the District 3, Position 3 seat was left vacant by the death of his brother, Dr. James W. Ford in November 2001.  Mr. Ford was elected to the Board of Commissioners in 2002 and currently serves as Chairman of Committee #10, General Government. He was first elected to the City Council in November 1994 to fill the District 6 position vacated by his brother, Dr. James Ford, who was elected to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners. He served on the City Council from 1994 to 1999 and was the 1999 Chairman of the City Council.

A 1971 graduate of Mitchell High School, he received his B.S. degree in Business Administration from Tennessee State University and in 1980 received an Associate Degree in Mortuary Science from Northwest Mississippi Community College. Joe Ford is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., and the Walker Horne and Riverview Neighborhood Associations, 1998 Salute to Fatherhood Elected Official Father of the Year, a 1998 graduate of Leadership Memphis, 1998 Honorary Chairperson of the Tennessee Black Heritage Celebration and is a Mason.

Mr. Ford is one of 12 children of the late N.J. and Vera D. Ford. He has been with N.J. Ford and Sons Funeral Parlor for 29 years and now serves as President and Chief Executive Officer.