Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Ward, Ella Elizabeth March 7, 2003
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, date unknown
Ella Elizabeth “Betty” Ward, 84, a resident of Heartland Health Care for three 
years, and formerly of Free Soil, died Friday, March 7, 2003 in Ionia.  She 
was born July 9, 1918 in Comstock the daughter of the late George and Mina 
(Davis)Clarke.  From 1920 to 1927 she lived in China with her parents who were 
serving as Seventh Day Adventist missionaries.  From 1928 to 1937 she lived in 
Williamburgh and attended Elk Rapids High School, where she graduated as 
salutatorian of the class of 1937.  From 1937 she began attending Ferris 
Institute in Big Rapids, where she graduated in 1939.  She married Carl A. 
Ward in Dighton on August 2, 1940.

He preceded her in death on March 25, 1980.  The Wards moved to Grant Township 
area in 1943 from Battle Creek and owned and operated Carl’s Friendly 
Service.  She was a life long Seventh Day Adventist member of the Manistee 
Church since 1943.  She has served as treasurer of the church for more than 41 
years.

Betty is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Jessie and Richard Baker of 
Ionia, and Georgia Jean and Merlin Hickman of Bozeman, Montana; grandchildren, 
Vicky Manning, Scott Baker, Jennie Hunter, Tasha Driggs and Jason Cooper, 10 
great-grandchildren; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary Ann Clarke of Battle 
Creek; Jean Wilson of Crystal and Marjorie and Melbourne Smith of Rogers 
City.  In addition to her parents and husband, Betty was also preceded in 
death by her son, George.

Funeral serves were held March 11, 2003 at the Manistee Seventh Day Adventist 
Church with Pastor Jeff Bergquist officiating.  Burial in the Grant Township 
Cemetery.

The family suggests that those wanting to remember Betty consider a gift in 
her memory to the Manistee SDA Church – Worthy Student Fund.  The family was 
served by the Johnson Funeral Home of Manistee.



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