Edith Aline Ford, age 98 of Mt. Vernon, passed away, 11:30 p.m. Saturday, January 3, 2015, at the Mt. Vernon Countryside Manor in Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Funeral services for Edith A. Ford will be held 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Newell Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon with Pastor Doug Bowers officiating. Burial will follow Wolf Prairie Cemetery in Mt. Vernon. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until service time at the Newell Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. For more information you may call Newell Funeral Home at 246-0100 or visit www.newellfuneralhome.com.