Ford was a District Deputy Grand Master of the 21^st Masonic District and son-in-law of WB Roswell Hopkins, PM of Meridian Sun Lodge. He was born in Mogadore, OH and at an early age moved to Bath and was married with 6 children, 14 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. He was the General Manager of Borden Company in Akron for 40 years. He served his Lodge as Treasurer. He served as clerk of Bath Twp from 1948 until 1967, he was appointed to fill an unexpired term as Trustee in 1971, he then in 1974 he agreed to again take the clerk’s job until 1977 when he retired. He was a member of Ghent Christian Church, member of the Optimist Club and Past Patron of Ellsworth Chapter 247 OES. He was President of C.G.A., the reference was to the “Crile Golf Association”, an in-the-family tournament that went on for years.

Ford Crile “An example for others”. Over and over, it was heard at the County Associations meetings, from Lawyers in the area, if you have a question about Township Government, ask Ford Crile because he knows the right answer. What a great complement to a man so respected by his peers and his followers. (some info came from Spencer & Helen Freeman and Paul Schubert of the Bath Historical Society)