Typed by: Kay Ward
WARD, Hez G.
Surnames: WARD, JOHNSON, PARKER
Hez G. Ward, a native of Reagan and brother-in-law of Mrs. Jerry Ward of Marlin,
died Dec. 25 in Huntington, W.Va. He
was 73.
Services were held Dec. 27 in Huntington. Burial was in Ridgelawn Memorial
Burial Park.
Mr. Ward was born in Reagan Jan. 20, 1908, a son of Benjamin F. and Malda Cowan
Johnson Ward. He attended Texas Tech University and the University of Texas. He
graduated from Cornell University with a degree in hotel management.
Upon graduation he was employed as assistant manager of the Netherland Plaza
Hotel in Cincinnati, Ohio. He later joined General Motors as an assistant zone
manager for General Motors. At the time of his retirement he was owner of Hez
Ward Buick of Huntington.
He was preceded in death by his wife Faustine Parker Ward, in 1985 and a son,
Parker Lafon Ward in 1970.
Survivors include four grandchildren.
The Daily Democrat, Marlin, Texas, Friday Jan. 2, 1987
Page 3, column 1
Reprinted with permission, of The Marlin Democrat
Lois Cooper
P.O. Box 112
Marlin, Texas
76661