Joseph "Ford" Hayden, Sr., 88, of Callaway, MD, died June 22, 2008 at his home in Callaway. Born April 1, 1920 in Leonardtown, MD he was the son of William Dent and Lillian Agnes Smith Hayden. He was the loving husband of Julia Christine Wykle whom he married on November 7, 1953 in Clifton Forge, VA.

He is also survived by his children Joseph F. Hayden, Jr. and his wife Sandy, Ann (Sissy) Dean, Patricia A. Smith, Rhonda M. Pope and her husband Jerry, Gloria L. LeDonne, Betty L. Dement and Charles A. Hayden, sisters Betsy Carter and Bebe Woodburn.

He was preceded in death by his brothers William D. (Tom) Hayden, Charles B. (Dickie) Hayden, Henry A. (Bucky) Smith and James R. (Jimmy) Smith and sisters Polly Hayden, Teresa Hayden, Fran (Sissy) Raley and Sally Humenik.

Ford was a civil servant in the Transportation Department at Patuxent River NAS for 30 years and retired in 1975. He then was a school bus driver and worked with horses on Larry Millison's farm. Fords favorite past time was fishing and sitting in his favorite swing on his front porch. He was a great father and grandfather.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 from 5:00-8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 11:00 AM in Hollywood Church of the Nazarene, Hollywood, MD with Rev. Verne Haskell officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Curtis W. Shreve, Ronnie Langley, Carl Bean, Jimmy Quade, William Michael (Mickey) Hayden and Daniel Sweeney. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons: Joseph L. Dean Jr., Kenneth L. Smith, Richard G. Smith, Mark A. Smith, Joseph Scott Smith, James M. Quade, Jr. and Jeffrey W. Quade.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.