Alton Ford

Alton Albert Ford is son to Albert and Bonnie Ford in Smith and Jones Counties in Mississippi. He was born in a home that was built in the pre-Civil War days (in the 1860s). His father served in two wars, WWII and the Korean War. Days after his parents married, his Dad, in the Navy, served in World War II, returning home two years later. Soon after Alton's birth, his father returned to war. Alton grew up in a variety of areas other than Mississippi, ending up in college in Florida and graduating as a doctor of veterinary medicine at Auburn Vet School in Auburn, Alabama. After graduating he moved to Florida where he met and married his wife, then dental assistant, Deborah Jean Smith. They raised a family. Alton established a vet practice with associate Dr. Thomas Gillaspie in SW Florida. Both Deborah and Alton were in the film, Gone Fishin' with Danny Glover and Joe Pesci. That's where his wife, Deborah met Totch Brown and began her career in the entertainment industry mostly in film and television. Alton and their daughters supported her in this field and sometimes worked by her side in different film or television projects. Alton continues to work in and maintain the same animal hospital in SW Florida - South Trail Animal Hospital.