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Roy Ward
26 Apr 1897 – 7 Feb 1979
| Birth | 26 Apr 1897 |
| Death | 7 Feb 1979 |
| Cemetery | Dickens Cemetery Dickens , Dickens County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Randall King on 26 Jun 2022 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33102059 |
Bio
Funeral services for longtime area resident, Roy Ward, 81, of Dickens were conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the McAdoo Methodist Church with the Rev. Archie Echols, pastor, officiating with the Rev. C.L. Atkinson, pastor of First Baptist Church, Dickens, assisting. Burial was in Dickens Cemetery under the direction of Campbell Funeral Home of Spur. Mr. Ward died at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday in Crosbyton Hospital following a lengthy illness. The Hill County native moved to the McAdoo community from Red Point in 1927. He moved to Dickens, Texas in 1941. He married Thelma Farquhar Oct. 31, 1914 at Whitney. He was a steward in the Methodist Church more than 50 years and was a past president of Dickens Civic Club. He also was a past member of the Dickens school board and a former justice of the peace in Dickens County. The retired farmer also served in Dickens County Commissioners Court for 20 years. Survivors include his wife; one son, Olin of San Antonio; four daughters, Mrs. A. G. Fox and Mrs. J. J. Griffin both of McAdoo, and Mrs G. G. Allen and Mrs. Wade Griffin, both of Lubbock; a sister, Mrs. Roland Shelley of Whitney; 16 grandchildren; and 24 great grandchildren. Grandsons served as pallbearers. Published Crosbyton Review, February 15, 1979.
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Siblings
- David Alexander Ward 1891–1969
- Joe Bailey Ward 1900–1935
- Dova Ward Shelley 1902–1984
- Stanley Ward Sr 1904–1977
Children
- Gladys Mae Ward Allen 1915–1987 FaG
- Dortha Lucile Ward Fox 1917–2008 FaG
- Katherine Marie Ward Griffin 1919–2002 FaG
- Wilma "Ruth" Ward Griffin 1921–2007 FaG
- Olin Douglas Ward 1925–1981 FaG
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