J. F. Ward

J. F. Ward, 70, of Mansfield died June 9, 2004 in Dallas. He was the son of Stanley and Ollie Marie McGuire Ward. He married Ela Mae Cunningham on June 1, 1960 in Weatherford, Texas. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He had lived in Whitney until moving to the Fort Worth area in 1964. J. F. farmed and ranched all of his life. He was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses Meadowbrook in Fort Worth. He was preceded in death by his father, Stanley Ward, Sr. in 1980; mother, Marie Ward in 1983; son, Elton Ray Ward in 2003; brothers, Stanley Ward, Jr. in 1990, Hulen Treat Ward in 1991, V. J. Ward in 1994; sisters, Treva Kite in 1997 and Gaitha Kite in 2001. Survivors include his wife, Ela Mae Ward of Mansfield; children, James Alvin Ward and wife, Janet of Everman, Carolyn Sue Baxter of Hudson Oaks, Martha Jean Ray of Rendon, Thomas Edward Ward and wife, Kay of Fort Worth; brother, Walton Ward of Whitney; 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.