GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 14 (UPI) -- Former U.S. first lady Betty Ford was eulogized Thursday as a trailblazer who inspired generations of women to face the realities of illness and addition.
Historian Richard Norton Smith, speaking at the 2 p.m. funeral service Thursday at Grace Episcopal Church in East Grand Rapids, Mich., said Ford was not only a liberated woman, she was also a great liberator, The Grand Rapids Press reported.