Graveside services will be held Thurs., June 5,, 3008 at 11 a.m. at Westover Memorial Park with Rev. David Hunter officiating.
Mr. Ward, son of the late W. Ingraham and Eunice Holloway Ward was born on Nov. 25, 1941 in Lincoln County. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of Vietnam, and later retired from Sweetheart Cup after 20 years of service. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection.
Survivors:
Wife: Patricia Ward
Children: Michael I. Ward, and Dr. Melanie Ward Dees, both of Jacksonville, Fl.
Step-son: Greg Leopard, and wife Donna, Augusta
Sister: Mrs. Nan W. Edmunds, Lincolnton
Grandchildren: Elisha Ward Dees, Julie Leopard and Emilia "Mary Baby" Leopard