The Drayton community is in mourning after a beloved local grocery store worker passed away this week.
John Ford died at the age of 64 in his sleep of natural causes who had been working longtime in town.
A post of his passing was shared by family on a Mapleton community group on social media has been out poured with messages of support and memories of Ford.
Mapleton Mayor Gregg Davidson speaking on John says he always had a moment to chat and had an uncanny ability of remembering your name even if he had only met you once.