Sara Frances Ward - 1923-2005
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Posted: 03/15/05 - 08:46:27 pm EST
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Sara Frances Ward, 81, of Ashland, Ky., died Monday afternoon in Boyd Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.
Mrs. Ward was born Dec. 1, 1923, in Pike County, Ky., a daughter of the late Frank H. and Myrtle C. Davis Smith.
Her husband, Benjamin J. Ward, preceded her in death.
She was a member of the Beech Street Christian Church.
In addition to being a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and sister, she worked for 20 years as a self-employed cosmetologist.
She is survived by one son, Dennis James (Claudia) Ward of Ashland; two daughters, Anna Lee (James) Boyle of Richmond, Ky., and Cheryl Sue (Jim) Fields of Catlettsburg, Ky.; a brother, Jack Smith of Richmond, Va.; two sisters, Etta Swinney of Ashland and Nell Sutherland of Grundy, Va.; eight grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday at Steen Funeral Home-Marshall Steen Chapel in Ashland by Pastor Kenneth Vaughn.
Visitation will be one hour before the service at the funeral home.
Burial will follow in Rose Hill Burial Park.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Beech Street Christian Church Building Fund, 1672 Beech St., Ashland, KY 41102.
Online condolences may be sent to steenfuneralhomes.com.
