Stephen Thomas Ward - 1935-2006
Stephen Thomas Ward, 70, of Ashland, Ky., died Sept. 10, 2006, in Community Hospice Care Center.
He was born Oct. 14, 1935, in Rush, Ky., a son of the late Hugh Lee Ward Sr. and the late Evelyn Rutherford Ward.
He was also preceded in death by a brother, Hugh Lee Ward.
He was a security guard with Ashland Oil and a part-time farmer. He was an Army veteran and a member of Meade Station Church of God and the American Legion.
Surviving are his wife, Janet Stephens Ward; a son, Stephen Lynn Ward and his wife, Diana, of Wisconsin; a stepson, Jack Stephens of Ashland; two daughters, Beth Ellen Ward of Plano, Texas, and Kelli Ward German and her husband, Mace, of Colleyville, Texas; a stepdaughter, Lynn Jordan and her husband, Robert, of Louisa, Ky.; and grandchildren Joshua Ward, Kristen Ward, Bryce German, Kyle German, Nathan Jordan and Tyler Jordan.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006, at Meade Station Church of God by the Rev. Robert Jordan. Burial will be in Rose Hill Mausoleum.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today, Sept. 12, 2006, at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland and from 1 to 2 p.m. Wednesday at the church.
Friends may make contributions to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY 41101.
Online condolences may be made to steenfuneralhomes.com.
