Submitted by

Carol Couch

 

 

 

 

Sterling S. Ward

 

Birth: Sep. 3, 1870

Death: Dec. 1, 1936

Burial: Calvary Cemetery
Marlin, Falls County, Texas

 
THE DAILY DEMOCRAT
MARLIN, TEXAS DECEMBER 1, 1936
NATIVE OF MARLIN DIES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME

Deceased Had Been in Ill Health for Several Years: Had resided in Marlin All his Life

     S. S. Ward, 66, a native of Marlin and Falls County, died at his home, 216 Craik street, shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday following a long period of ill health. Mr. Ward had sustained a number of severe strokes during the past years and had been in feeble health for some time.

 

     Deceased was a son of Mr. And Mrs. S. S. Ward, pioneer settlers in Falls County. He was born in Marlin September 3. 1870, and had resided in Marlin all his life. In his early life, he was a planter and later conducted a grocery store in Marlin.

 

     He retired from business several years ago when his health became bad. He married Miss Lillie Lee Nunnelley June 18, 1902.

 

     He is survived by one daughter, Miss Lillie Lee Ward of Marlin; one son, Wm. Ward of Marlin; a brother, Frank Ward of Marlin; two sisters, Mrs. Dora Scott of Waco and Mrs. Annie Crawford of New Orleans, La.

 

     He was a long time member of the Baptist Church. Funeral services had not been completed in the afternoon.

 

 

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT
DECEMBER 2, 1936
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR NATIVE OF MARLIN

     Funeral services for S.S. Ward, 66 a native of Marlin, who died at his home, 216 Craik street, Tuesday noon, were held from the Adams Funeral at 10:30 o’clock Wednesday with the Rev. W. O. Wright, pastor of the First Baptist Church, conducting the services. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.

     Pallbearers were: A. G. Hendrick, J. C. Holloway, Sam Kyser, J. A. Phipps,Sr., J. B. Turner and Boyce Brown. Out-of-town relatives here for the funeral were Mrs. Sam R. Scott and son, Sam Frank; Mrs. Rhoda Parnell McClain and Emmett McClain, all of Waco and Misses Allie and Jim Gill and Sam Gill of Mart.