Gavyn Allen Ford, 27, died Friday, July 22, 2011 at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria, IL.
He was born July 29, 1983 to former Macclenny resident Bobby Lee Ford and Piper Dawn Allen Ford.
Survivors include his father and step-mother Bobby Lee Ford and Marta Ford; mother Piper Dawn Allen Harvey of Urbana, IL; children Gavyn Allen Ford II of Atlanta, GA, Teon Antonio Ford and Mariah Geneva Ford, both of Peoria; brothers Drake Alexander Ford and Antonio Malik Ford, both of Peoria and Piper JK Harvey of Urbana; sisters Mariama Isabel (Duane) Ford-Fisher of Peoria; grandparents Garrie “Pepper” Allen and Jacqueline Allen of Peoria, Elouise Ford of Macclenny; one great-grandmother and a host of other family members.
The funeral service was held July 30 at the Church of the Living God in Peoria.