- Date Of Birth: July 16, 1919
- Date Of Death: January 10, 2013
- State: Michigan
Nell Ward, 93, of Cassopolis, died Thursday, January 10, 2013 in Lakeland Community Hospital Niles.
She was born July 16, 1919 in Elberton, Georgia to Frank and Viola (Fortson) Heard.
She married Leonard H. Ward. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded by her parents and four sisters, Elizabeth Cannon, Annie Burton, Eula Mae Willis, and Olar Allen. Nell was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was an excellent cook. She never met a stranger, and would easily begin talking to any one she met. Nell lived in the Cass County Medical Care Facility in Cassopolis. The staff remembers hearing her sing as she went down the hall with some of the other residents following her.
She was much beloved. She enjoyed the various church groups coming into the facility for worship services.Nell’s family is very thankful for the wonderful care that the staff provided for her.N ell will be greatly missed by family and friends. She is survived by one sister, Gladys Jones of Chicago; and a host of nieces and nephews, including nieces Daisy Hervey and Georgia Yarbrough, both of Vandalia.
