Edwin L. “Ed” Ford III, 55, of Decatur passed away Saturday, November 15, 2014 at Adams Memorial Hospital. Ed was born on December 14, 1958 in Lima, Ohio to Edwin L. Ford II and Reva Kay (Miller) Ford. On June 6, 1992 he married Lisa A. Jaurigue. Ed has worked for Adams Memorial Hospital since 1984. He was a certified EMT-P for Adams County EMS and served the community as a paramedic for many years. For the past decade he served as director of Adams County EMS. Ed was a loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend, but one of the greatest roles he ever filled was being “Papa”. He loved to travel with his wife; was a Green Bay Packers and Notre Dame Football fan. He loved spending time with his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Lisa A. Ford of Decatur; two sons Ben (Jobie) Ford and Jeremiah Ford; a daughter Natasha (Mark) Graves all of Decatur; his father Edwin L. Ford II of New Haven; a brother Jeff (Terri) Ford of Columbus, OH; a sister Kim (Matt) Feasel of New Haven; six grandchildren, Haleigh Mosser, Gracie Ford, Kadance Ford, Lauren Ford, Norah Graves and baby Ford due to arrive in March; Father and Mother-in-law, Bob and Kay Jaurigue and brother-in-law Randy (Marilu) Jaurigue all of Decatur. He was preceded in death by his mother Reva K. Ford. Visitation will be from 2:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at Haggard-Sefton & Hirschy Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 20, 2014 at The Bridge Community Church. Pastor Justin Sterrett will be officiating. Memorials are to Adams County E.M.S.