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Please note I do not know which newspaper this ran in. This is from the 
collection of the late Ora Ward Manning, the mother of Peggy Rockett. 
Welborn Ward died in August 1976.

                        Man Found Dead Here of Gunshot

A Monroe man was found dead at his home Sunday morning from an apparent 
self- inflicted gunshot wound.
Welborn Ward, 58, of 209 Sterlington Dr. was found in the bedroom of his 
residence about 8:20 a.m. by his neighbors. He had been shot once in the 
chest with a shotgun, according to the reports from the Ouachita Parish 
Sheriff's Office.
A gun was recovered at the scene. Deputies said Ward was alone in the house 
at the time.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Eastside Baptist Church 
in Monroe with the Rev. O.J. Owens officiating.
Burial will follow in Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery under the direction 
of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Monroe.
Mr. Ward died of a gunshot wound Sunday at his residence in Monroe.
Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Rachel Ward of Monroe, five sons, Ronnie 
Ward of Jacksonville, Ark., Larry Ward and Gary Ward both of Monroe, LaDale 
Ward of New Orleans, and Cedric Ward of Texas; one stepson, Marvin Self of 
Houston, Tex.; two daughters, Miss Debra Ward, and Miss Sheila Ward both of 
Monroe; two brothers, Ted Ward of New Orleans, and Glynn Ward of Baton Rouge.

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