Jefferson Co., TX - Obits: Carroll E. (Doggie) Ward ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: H. J. Dalton, Jr USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** Beaumont City Library 695 Pearl Street Beaumont, Texas 77701 Microfilm BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE July 14, 1961, Page 1 (1 column photo) CARROLL WARD RITES WILL BE HELD SATURDAY Funeral services for Carroll E. (Doggie) Ward, rancher and rice farmer, member of a pioneer Beaumont family, and one of the Southwest's greatest football players will be held at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the residence, 1906 McFaddin. The services will be conducted by the Rev. Charles Wyatt-Brown, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal Church. Burial will be in the McFaddin plot at Magnolia Cemetery, under direction of Broussard's Mortuary. Dies in Houston Mr. Ward died at 7:30 a.m. yesterday at the age of 70 in the Methodist Hospital at Houston after a long illness. A son of John C. and Belle Carroll Ward, he was born in San Antonio, where the family resided for a brief time. They returned to Beaumont when he was an infant. His father owned the Ward ranch at LaBelle and also was engaged in the lumber business. Saw Oil Boom As a boy, Carroll Ward saw the Lucas Gusher when it came in as the discovery well for the famous Spindletop oil field in the south edge of Beaumont. CARROLL E. WARD - Page 2 He was for 18 years president of the Texas Ice Co. He then went into ranching and rice farming. He was a veteran of World War I. In 1919 he married Miss Mamie McFaddin, a member of another pioneer Beaumont family. They made their home in the McFaddin family residence on McFaddin Avenue, a landmark of the city. Mr. Ward was graduated at Texas A. & M. College, where he (Turn to page 7, column three) CARROLL WARD RITES - (Continued from page one) Carroll E. Ward - Page 3 was an outstanding player on teams that made football history. He was later chosen many times as a member of the All-Time Aggie and All-Time Southwest Conference elevens. Dr. E. J. Kyle of the college's department of agriculture, one of the school's longtime ardent football fans, placed "Doggie" Ward at left end on his all time selection. Dean Kyle called the Beaumonter a "phenomenal football player" and the possessor of "more natural football ability than any man ever produced at A & M College." "Greatest Game" "Doggie" Ward's greatest game, in the dean's estimation, was in 1910 at Houston, when he tackled a University of Texas player, recovered the fumbled ball, and then drop-kicked a field goal to start the Aggies on the way to victory. In 1949, he attended a reunion of the A & M teams of 1909 and 1910, where all were present except the coach, Charlie Moran. Moran often called "Doggie" Ward one of the greatest football players he ever saw. Such testimonials were recalled and reiterated last night by one of "Doggie" teammates, Cesear "Dutch" Hohn of Brenham, when contacted by The Enterprise by telephone. Mr. Hohn was captain Carroll E. Ward - Page 4 of the 1910 eleven, and played both years of 1909 and 1910 with Mr. Ward. The other end on Dean Kyle's team was Charlie DeWare. His tackles were Donny McMurray and "Dutch" Hohn; guards, "Bull" Johnson and "Cap" Murrah; center, Art Dieterich; half backs, Louie Hamilton and Jack McMahan; quarterback "Choc" Kelley, and fullback, "Rip" Collins. "Doggie" Ward played his first college football in 1908 at Baylor University, an institution with which his family on both sides had been connected for many years. He then transferred to A & M and played on the 1909 and 1910 teams. Promoted Ice Hockey In later years. while head of the Texas Ice Co., he built a skating rink at the plant and developed ice-hockey playing in Beaumont. Carroll Ward (Cont'd.) Mr. Ward was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Beaumont Rotary Club, Beaumont Country Club, the Town Club, the Beaumont Club and the Beaumont Texas A & M Club. Surviving him besides his wife are two sisters, Mrs. Emma Ward Kelso and Mrs. Seawillow Ward Stafford; two brothers, H. Levy Ward and King Ward; two nieces, Mrs. George Earl Bryant Jr. and Mrs. Smyth Walden, all of Beaumont; and three nephews, Dr. Kyle Ward Jr. of Appleton, Wisc., Clark Ward of Lake Charles, and Jerry Ward of Los Angeles.