Jennifer Dawn Ford

Jennifer Dawn Ford, age 48, of Springfield, TN, passed away unexpectedly on March 27th, 2025. She was born on August 19th, 1976, in Madison, TN. She is preceded in death by her grandparents Florene and Dewey Armour, and Alma and James Ford. She is survived by her parents Brenda and Darrell Ford and her brother Jim Ford. Jennifer also leaves behind the light of her life, her son, Talon Frierson, as well as his father Brian Frierson. She is also survived by a number of other family and friends who will miss her dearly.

Jennifer was a friendly and outgoing woman with a great smile and an even better sense of humor. She was easy to get along with as well as easy going; traits that would endear her to most everyone who knew her. Nurturing and Caring, she was passionate about life and that showed through the relationships that she was able to create in this lifetime. She was a woman of Christian faith. She was a lifelong member of Madison First Baptist Church. She would attend church there with her parents as a child and then would go on to bring her own son to services there as well.

Jennifer was a high school graduate of Davidson Academy, class of 1995. She would go on to graduate with her bachelor’s degree in education from Tennessee State University, and then her master’s degree from Trevecca Nazarene University. With her degrees in hand, she obtained her first teaching job with Metropolitan Nashville Public School System. She would go on to teach at Joelton Middle School, Springfield Middle School, and would ultimately end up at Coopertown Middle School until the time of her passing. She was a trusted teacher and educator for all of the children who crossed her path.

In her free time, she was a “Swiftie,” listening to Taylor Swifts tunes as she made her way to and from work each day. Tapping into her tomboy side, she enjoyed UT Football just like her father. Her friends remember going with Jennifer to many college football games. She and her son, Talon, shared many adventures together going to different hockey, football, and soccer games. She also enjoyed bingo and regularly played with her friends.

Please join us honoring the life of Jennifer Dawn Ford on Sunday, April 13th, 2025. Visitation will be held within the chapel of Cole & Garret Funeral Home, located at 127 N. Main St., Goodlettsville, TN 37072, from 12:30pm – 2:00pm, with the funeral service starting promptly at 2pm. You may send flowers to the family or express condolences online at coleandgarrett.com. Phone: (615) 859 - 5231