OBITS: Ward, (A) - Owensboro Area, Daviess Co Hi, I would like to post several Ward obituaries to Kentucky Footsteps. These are almost exclusively deaths of the Owensboro area, and of persons with the WARD surname. I'm beginning with those whose first names begin with A. Please excuse those few errors which are certain to appear, none of these being proofread. Owensboro Messenger & Inquirer. 24 August 1979. "Beaver Dam--Almeda Ward, 78, of Route 3, Beaver Dam, died Thursday, Aug. 23, 1979, at Owensboro-Daviess County Hospital. She was born in Ohio County and was a member of Longview General Baptist Church. "Survivors include two brothers, Lorenzo Ward of Benton Harbor, Mich., and Sylvester Ward of Owensboro; and two sisters, Burnice Phelps of Beaver Dam and Georgia Riley of Bakersfield, Calif. "Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Longview General Baptist Church. Burial in Sunnyside Cemetery. Visitation after 2 p.m. Saturday at Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home, Hartford." Owensboro Messenger & Inquirer. 29 August 1978. "Alvin Ward, 90, of Centertown died Monday at Ohio County Hospital, Hartford. He was born in Ohio County and was a member of No Creek United Methodist Church. "Survivors include his wife, Dixie Ward, and several nieces and nephews." "Duke Funeral Home, Centertown, is in charge of arrangements. From: "Chester Ward, Jr." Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998