Shelby County Indiana
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Ward
Obituaries
Ward
Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Home
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
March, 2013
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Larry G. Ward, 64 of Lafayette Ave., died at 9 am Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at his home. No funeral services are planned, cremation will take place. Survivors include his children, Larry G. Ward Jr., Mark A. Ward and Kris A. Johnson all of Columbus; sister Marilyn Dill of Columbus; 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
March, 2013
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Arrangements were made by Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Home. He was preceded in death by his wife Virginia Carolyn Ward.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and Betty Kitchen
Jewell-Rittman Funeral Home
Columbus, Indiana
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December 07, 1921 - March 18, 2010
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Margret L. Ward, 88, of Lafayette Avenue, died at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 18, 2010, at her home. Arrangements were made by Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home.Columbus, Indiana
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December 07, 1921 - March 18, 2010
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Mrs. Ward is survived by sons , Larry Ward and William Ward, both of Columbus; a daughter, Marilyn Dill of Columbus; a sister, Ruth Taylor of Columbia, Ky.; 13 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Martin F. Ward.
Cremation is planned. There will be no funeral service.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and Betty Kitchen
Jewell-Rittman Funeral Home
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
November, 2006
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Arthur Finley Ward
December 11, 1941 - November 17, 2006
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Arthur Finley Ward, 64, of Columbus, Ind., died at 9:01 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility. Mr. Ward was previously employed at Golden Foundry. He was an F5 Gunners Mate serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Laffey, a guard ship for the USS Enterprise, during the Cuban Missile Crisis.Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
November, 2006
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Arthur Finley Ward
December 11, 1941 - November 17, 2006
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Mr. Ward was born Dec. 11, 1941 in Bartholomew County, the son of Martin F. and Margaret Ward.* Survivors include his mother, of Columbus; sons, Ronald (Karen) Ward of Franklin, Ind. and Darryl Ward of Medora, Ind.; daughters, Cheryl (Don) Cox of Kentucky, Carla Ward and Tanya Ward, both of Medora; brothers, Larry Ward of Columbus and Bill Ward of Kentucky; a sister, Marilyn Dill of Bedford, Ind.; and 10 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father, a brother, Carl Ward.
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*Submitter’s note: This is Margaret (Pope) Ward, daughter of Floyd and Goldie (Drake) Pope.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and Betty Kitchen
The Columbus Republic
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
11 Mar 2004
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Lafayette Avenue
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Virginia Carolyn Ward, 53, of Lafayette Avenue died at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, March 10, 2004, at her home. Mrs. Ward was housekeeper and child caregiver for 20 years and worked at Como Plastics for five years. She currently was employed by Nagakura Engineering Works.Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
11 Mar 2004
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Lafayette Avenue
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The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Barkes, Inlow & Weaver Funeral Home on Washington Street. Calling will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. until service time Monday. Burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice of South Central Indiana.
Born in Jeffersonville July 5, 1950, Mrs. Ward was the daughter of Robert and Susie Pike Decker. She married Larry G. Ward April 11, 1966. Survivors include her husband; sons, Larry G. Ward Jr. and Mark A. Ward, both of Columbus; a daughter, Kris A. Johnson of Columbus; brothers, Leon Decker of New Albany and Danny Decker of North Vernon; sisters, Mary Green and Luvicey Eldridge, both of Medora; grandchildren, Tiffany and Damian Ward, Ryan Redmon and Dilian Osbun, all of Columbus; and one great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents and a grandson, Nicholas Ward.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and Betty Kitchen
The Columbus Republic
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
16 Dec 2003
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Adesa Car Auction retiree
Road 100N
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Carl D. Ward, 64, of Road 100N died at 3 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at his home. Mr. Ward worked at Adesa Car Auction for 13 years, retiring in 2002 as a driver.Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
16 Dec 2003
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Adesa Car Auction retiree
Road 100N
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The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Barkes, Inlow & Weaver Funeral Home on Washington Street, with the Rev. J. C. Brown officiating. Calling will be from 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday. Burial will be at Garland Brook Cemetery.
Born in Flat Rock Feb. 11, 1939, Mr. Ward was the son of Martin and Margaret Pope Ward. He married Emma Palmer and Betty Pfaffenberger.
Survivors include his mother, of Columbus; a son, William Henry of Columbus; brothers, Arthur, Larry and William D. Ward, all of Columbus; a sister, Marilyn Dill of Bedford; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father and both wives.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and Betty Kitchen
The Columbus Republic
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
30 Oct 1969
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Martin Ward,
55, Dies in
Indianapolis
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Martin Ward, 55, of Route 5, died today at Veterans hospital in Indianapolis. He had been in failing health for two years and hospitalized for four weeks. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Reed funeral home by the Rev. Garland Johnson. Persons may call after 1 p.m. Friday.Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
30 Oct 1969
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Martin Ward,
55, Dies in
Indianapolis
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Mr. Ward was born in Bartholomew county on Feb.14,* 1914, the son of Walter and Mary Rambo Ward. He spent his entire life in Bartholomew county. He was a veteran of the second world war and a member of the South Bethany Christian church.
Mr. Ward is survived by his wife, Margaret; his mother, Mrs. Mary Ward of Kennedy trailer court; four sons, Carl Ward of Greensburg, Arthur and Larry Ward of Route 5 and Billy, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Marilyn Dill of Jewell Village; eight grandchildren; three brothers, Cecil Ward of Kennedy trailer court, Earl Ward of Waymansville and Robert Ward of Lowell addition; two sisters, Muriel Ritchey of Columbus and Fern Artis of Elizabethtown. He was preceded in death by twin sons** in 1961, his father in 1955 and a brother.
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Submitter's Notes:
*His stone at findagrave.com also gives the Feb. 14 date of birth, but the Social Security Death Index and Bartholomew County, Indiana, Birth Records Index, 1882-1920 both show 15 Feb 1914.
**The premature twins, Kevin Ray and Marvin Lee, were actually born and died on December 11, 1960. Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and Betty Kitchen
The Evening Republican
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
12 Dec 1960
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Martin Wards'
Twin Sons Die
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Graveside funeral rites were conducted this afternoon at Garland Brook cemetery for twin sons born at 12:50 o'clock Sunday afternoon at county hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ward of Route 5. One child was stillborn and the other lived about three hours.Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
12 Dec 1960
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Martin Wards'
Twin Sons Die
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Surviving with the parents are five brothers and sisters, Carl, Dale, Arthur Finley, Marilyn K., Larry and Billy; and the grandparents, Mrs. Walter Ward and Floyd Pope, both of Columbus.
Reed funeral home made arrangements.
Contributed by Phyllis Fleming and Betty Kitchen
