Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Ward , Seaman B.      October 16, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Ward, Seaman B.     
1913 - 2005 
 
Seaman B. Ward 
Services: Fri., Oct. 21, 9:30 a.m. 

Graveside services will be held Friday, October, 21, 9:30 a.m., at Greenlawn 
Memorial Park, 3700 River Blvd., for Seaman B. Ward who passed away October 
16, 2005. Seaman was born September 21, 1913, on his familys farm in Carolan, 
Arkansas, a small community near Booneville, Arkansas. One of seven children, 
he was raised in Arkansas, but came to California in 1936 where he settled in 
Fillmore and worked for the Sunkist Growers Assn. While in Fillmore he married 
Mary Winthrow Ward, they were married for 18 years. They moved to Bakersfield 
in 1945 to be associated in business with his brother, Foster Ward and his 
wife, Genevieve, in the cabinet shop business and then as manager of Pockets 
Liquors & Sporting Goods/Hi-Pockets Bar for over 30 years. Seaman was preceded 
in death by his second wife, Irene Powell Ward; and his six siblings, Frank 
Ward, Thurl Ward, Bertie Foster, Foster Ward, Dick Ward and Carol Davis. 
Seaman is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Carole Ward of 
Bakersfield; granddaughter, Michele Ward of Sacramento; granddaughter, Katie 
Koutsoulis and husband, Nasi of Stockton; and their children, Valerie, Dean 
and Sophia; brother-in-law, Albert Powell of Oklahoma; and numerous nieces and 
nephews, both in Arkansas and California; and his longtime friend and 
companion, Ruth Wieser. Seaman was an avid fisherman and hunter and enjoyed 
many years of RV traveling with his many friends. Per his last wishes, there 
will not be any visitation and in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to 
the American Cancer Society. 

Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 10/18/2005.  


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