Obituary for Laura J. McCoy Ward
The Rushville Times, Wednesday, November 17, 1999, page 17, column 3
Laura J. Ward, 94, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, Nov 11, 1999, at St. Vincent's Home in Quincy.
Born May 30, 1905, in Hersman to Arthur A. and Lizzie Newby McCoy, she married Merle E. Ward on Dec. 24, 1924, in Mt. Sterling. He died April 6, 1991.
One sister, one brother and one stepsister also preceded her in death.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. LeeRoy (Wilma) Behymer of Mt. Sterling, and Mrs. Harold (Rita) Pickinpaugh and Mrs. John (Doris) Howell, both of Quincy; one sister, Eleanor McCoy of Urbana; eight grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She and her husband farmed near Hersman for several years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Christ in Mt. Sterling, where she was a former member of the Missionary Society. She also was a member of Schuyler-Brown Home Extension and Mt. Sterling Senior Citizens.
Services were Monday at Hufnagel Funeral Home in Mt. Sterling. The Rev. Richard Young officiated. Burial was in Hersman Cemetery in Hersman. Memorials may be made to her church, Mt. Sterling Senior Citizens or the Blessing Foundation for Hospice.
The Rushville Times, Wednesday, November 17, 1999, page 17, column 3
Laura J. Ward, 94, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, Nov 11, 1999, at St. Vincent's Home in Quincy.
Born May 30, 1905, in Hersman to Arthur A. and Lizzie Newby McCoy, she married Merle E. Ward on Dec. 24, 1924, in Mt. Sterling. He died April 6, 1991.
One sister, one brother and one stepsister also preceded her in death.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. LeeRoy (Wilma) Behymer of Mt. Sterling, and Mrs. Harold (Rita) Pickinpaugh and Mrs. John (Doris) Howell, both of Quincy; one sister, Eleanor McCoy of Urbana; eight grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She and her husband farmed near Hersman for several years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Christ in Mt. Sterling, where she was a former member of the Missionary Society. She also was a member of Schuyler-Brown Home Extension and Mt. Sterling Senior Citizens.
Services were Monday at Hufnagel Funeral Home in Mt. Sterling. The Rev. Richard Young officiated. Burial was in Hersman Cemetery in Hersman. Memorials may be made to her church, Mt. Sterling Senior Citizens or the Blessing Foundation for Hospice.
Obituary for Laura J. McCoy Ward
The Rushville Times, Wednesday, November 17, 1999, page 17, column 3
Laura J. Ward, 94, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, Nov 11, 1999, at St. Vincent's Home in Quincy.
Born May 30, 1905, in Hersman to Arthur A. and Lizzie Newby McCoy, she married Merle E. Ward on Dec. 24, 1924, in Mt. Sterling. He died April 6, 1991.
One sister, one brother and one stepsister also preceded her in death.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. LeeRoy (Wilma) Behymer of Mt. Sterling, and Mrs. Harold (Rita) Pickinpaugh and Mrs. John (Doris) Howell, both of Quincy; one sister, Eleanor McCoy of Urbana; eight grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She and her husband farmed near Hersman for several years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Christ in Mt. Sterling, where she was a former member of the Missionary Society. She also was a member of Schuyler-Brown Home Extension and Mt. Sterling Senior Citizens.
Services were Monday at Hufnagel Funeral Home in Mt. Sterling. The Rev. Richard Young officiated. Burial was in Hersman Cemetery in Hersman. Memorials may be made to her church, Mt. Sterling Senior Citizens or the Blessing Foundation for Hospice.
The Rushville Times, Wednesday, November 17, 1999, page 17, column 3
Laura J. Ward, 94, of Mt. Sterling, died Thursday, Nov 11, 1999, at St. Vincent's Home in Quincy.
Born May 30, 1905, in Hersman to Arthur A. and Lizzie Newby McCoy, she married Merle E. Ward on Dec. 24, 1924, in Mt. Sterling. He died April 6, 1991.
One sister, one brother and one stepsister also preceded her in death.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. LeeRoy (Wilma) Behymer of Mt. Sterling, and Mrs. Harold (Rita) Pickinpaugh and Mrs. John (Doris) Howell, both of Quincy; one sister, Eleanor McCoy of Urbana; eight grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She and her husband farmed near Hersman for several years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Christ in Mt. Sterling, where she was a former member of the Missionary Society. She also was a member of Schuyler-Brown Home Extension and Mt. Sterling Senior Citizens.
Services were Monday at Hufnagel Funeral Home in Mt. Sterling. The Rev. Richard Young officiated. Burial was in Hersman Cemetery in Hersman. Memorials may be made to her church, Mt. Sterling Senior Citizens or the Blessing Foundation for Hospice.
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