FORD, LAWANDA

Funeral services were performed Nov. 4 at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Jersey City, for Lawanda (Jones) Ford. She passed away Oct. 22 at Jersey City Medical Center in Jersey City. Lawanda graduated from Henry Snyder High School in 1995. Lawanda served her country as a military wife. Lawanda went on to earn her certificate in massage therapy, and in 2015 she graduated from Hudson County Community College with her associates degree in psychology. Lawanda went on to become an Amazon Associate where she met many friends. Lawanda was a vibrant and lively soul and to know her was to love her. She was an avid painter and creative. She was a valuable asset to the community, a great mentor, mother, daughter, sister and friend. She is preceded in death by her father Isaiah Jones. Lawanda leaves to remember her, her mother, Mary Jones; her siblings, Octavia, Keith, Ivy, Kevin, Krystal, Michelle and Cheryl; her daughters, Sade and Zaria; two special nieces, Donshana and Maricia, and her companion Derrick Bouknight. Services arranged by Watson Mortuary Service, Jersey City.