Stephens County GaArchives Obituaries.....Ward, John William May 10, 1956 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Keith Ward airwarden@gmail.com March 1, 2005, 2:10 pm Toccoa Record, Thursday, May 10, 1956 John William Ward, 85, well known resident of Stephens county, died early this morning at his home on the Mize road following an extended illness. Mr. Ward was born September 28, 1870 in Banks county, son of the late Joe and Martha Savage Ward. He had made his home in Taccoa for the past 18 years, and was a member of the Toccoa Church of God. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ada Cheek Ward, of the home; four sons, Enos and Everett Ward, both of Toccoa, Amos Ward of Commerce, and Edsel Ward of Thomasville, N.C.; four daughters, Mrs. Jesse Wood and Mrs. Gladys Moore of Toccoa, Mrs. George Free and Mrs. Lester Gordon, both of Thomasville, N.C.; one daughter in law, Mrs. Mildred Ward of Toccoa,; one brother Sam Ward of Spartanburg, SC, 28 grandchildren and 11 Great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Calvary Baptist Church at 3:00 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Ed Aiken, the Rev. Phillips and the Rev. H.C. Carpenter officiating. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/stephens/obits/w/nob251ward.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb