Obituary Record

Laura A (Shane) Ward
Died on 12/18/1979
Buried in Blair Cemetery

Enterprise 20 Dec 1979

Laura Ward Died At Age Of 89

Services for 89 year old Laura A. Ward will be held on Thursday, December 20, 1979 at 2 p.m. in the Campbell Funeral Home. Mrs. Ward died at the Blair Memorial Community Hospital on Tuesday, December 18th. Rev. Gordon Patterson will officiate with burial in the Blair Cemetery.

Mrs. Ward was born at Peoria, Illinois on August 23, 1890. She was married to Wm. Morris Ward who preceded her in death. She was a resident of Parkview Manor at the time if her death.

She is survived by six children, 22 grandchildren, a great-grandchild and a great-great-grandchild. She had one daughter, Gladys Jackson, who preceded her in death.

The surviving children are as follows: Eldora Scott, Omaha; Morris Ward, Phoenix, Arizona; Marshall Ward, Blair; Lewis Ward, Redondo Beach, California; Wilbert Ward, Shelton, Washington; and Jack Ward, Denver Colorado. There is also one surviving brother, Bill Shane of Peoria, Illinois.

Pallbearers will be: Francis Mehrens, Donald Rosterman, Arnold Rosterman, Chester Wiese, Gus Boyce and Les Miller, Sr.

The family has asked that memorials be directed toward the Blair Rescue Squad.

Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 12/20/1979


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