Son of Frank C. Ward and Mary Alvarada McDorman.
Death Certificate [additional facts in brackets]:
Name: Ralph Franklin Ward
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Jan 1930
Event Place: Sharon Twp., Richland, Ohio
Residence Place: Elida, O.
Address: R.D. #1
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Occupation: Lineman, building E & L Power lines for the Ohio Power Co.
Birth Date: 08 Oct 1904
Birthplace: Ohio City, Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
Burial Date: 04 Jan 1930
Burial Place:
Cemetery: Union
Informant: Frank C. Ward, Lima, Ohio
Father's Name: Frank C. Ward
Father's Birthplace: Sugarcreek, Ohio
Mother's Name: Mary A. Mcdormen [McDorman]
Mother's Birthplace: Putnam Co., Ohio [Jennings Twp., Van Wert, Ohio]
Medical Certificate of Death:
* * *
Death occurred at 5 p.m.
Cause of Death: Accidental electrocution by coming in contact with high tension wire; died 45 minutes after accident.
Physician's statement: B. H. Moffatt, M.D.
~~~
Delphos Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio), 3 January 1930, Friday, Page 2:
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR RALPH WARD HELD SATURDAY--To be Conducted at 10 O'Clock, Saturday Morning at Elida U. B. Church with Rev. Lilly in Charge--Burial in Union Cemetery Near Elida--Death Caused by Touching Live Wire While Working Near Shelby--Son of Frank Ward.--
Funeral services for Ralph Ward, twenty-five, will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the Elida U. B. church. Rev. G. W. Lilly, pastor of the church, will be in charge of the services. Burial will be made in Union Cemetery near Elida. He was the son of Frank C. Ward, of Elida.
Mr. Ward was electrocuted Wednesday afternoon near Shelby, Ohio, while working as lineman for the Ohio Power Company, he accidentally touched a live wire, causing his sudden death.
He leaves to mourn his death besides his father, the following brothers and sisters; Nellie, of Columbus; Jessie, of Lima; Glenn, of Columbus and Walter, of Lima.
The body was taken Thursday to a funeral home at Lima.
~~~
Delphos Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio), 11 February 1930, Tuesday, Page 4: Appraisement Filed
J. A. Machan, M. J. Lynch and Harman Funni appraised the estate of Ralph F. Ward at $343.78, an inventory appraisement filed Monday by Mack P. Colt shows.
Delphos Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio), 4 March 1930, Tuesday, Page 5: Allen County
Sale Authorized.
The private sale of an automobile included in the estate of Ralph F. Ward was authorized Monday by Allen County Probate Judge Hamilton. M. C. Colt is administrator.
Death Certificate [additional facts in brackets]:
Name: Ralph Franklin Ward
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Jan 1930
Event Place: Sharon Twp., Richland, Ohio
Residence Place: Elida, O.
Address: R.D. #1
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Occupation: Lineman, building E & L Power lines for the Ohio Power Co.
Birth Date: 08 Oct 1904
Birthplace: Ohio City, Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
Burial Date: 04 Jan 1930
Burial Place:
Cemetery: Union
Informant: Frank C. Ward, Lima, Ohio
Father's Name: Frank C. Ward
Father's Birthplace: Sugarcreek, Ohio
Mother's Name: Mary A. Mcdormen [McDorman]
Mother's Birthplace: Putnam Co., Ohio [Jennings Twp., Van Wert, Ohio]
Medical Certificate of Death:
* * *
Death occurred at 5 p.m.
Cause of Death: Accidental electrocution by coming in contact with high tension wire; died 45 minutes after accident.
Physician's statement: B. H. Moffatt, M.D.
~~~
Delphos Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio), 3 January 1930, Friday, Page 2:
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR RALPH WARD HELD SATURDAY--To be Conducted at 10 O'Clock, Saturday Morning at Elida U. B. Church with Rev. Lilly in Charge--Burial in Union Cemetery Near Elida--Death Caused by Touching Live Wire While Working Near Shelby--Son of Frank Ward.--
Funeral services for Ralph Ward, twenty-five, will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the Elida U. B. church. Rev. G. W. Lilly, pastor of the church, will be in charge of the services. Burial will be made in Union Cemetery near Elida. He was the son of Frank C. Ward, of Elida.
Mr. Ward was electrocuted Wednesday afternoon near Shelby, Ohio, while working as lineman for the Ohio Power Company, he accidentally touched a live wire, causing his sudden death.
He leaves to mourn his death besides his father, the following brothers and sisters; Nellie, of Columbus; Jessie, of Lima; Glenn, of Columbus and Walter, of Lima.
The body was taken Thursday to a funeral home at Lima.
~~~
Delphos Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio), 11 February 1930, Tuesday, Page 4: Appraisement Filed
J. A. Machan, M. J. Lynch and Harman Funni appraised the estate of Ralph F. Ward at $343.78, an inventory appraisement filed Monday by Mack P. Colt shows.
Delphos Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio), 4 March 1930, Tuesday, Page 5: Allen County
Sale Authorized.
The private sale of an automobile included in the estate of Ralph F. Ward was authorized Monday by Allen County Probate Judge Hamilton. M. C. Colt is administrator.
Son of Frank C. Ward and Mary Alvarada McDorman.
Death Certificate [additional facts in brackets]:
Name: Ralph Franklin Ward
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Jan 1930
Event Place: Sharon Twp., Richland, Ohio
Residence Place: Elida, O.
Address: R.D. #1
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Occupation: Lineman, building E & L Power lines for the Ohio Power Co.
Birth Date: 08 Oct 1904
Birthplace: Ohio City, Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
Burial Date: 04 Jan 1930
Burial Place:
Cemetery: Union
Informant: Frank C. Ward, Lima, Ohio
Father's Name: Frank C. Ward
Father's Birthplace: Sugarcreek, Ohio
Mother's Name: Mary A. Mcdormen [McDorman]
Mother's Birthplace: Putnam Co., Ohio [Jennings Twp., Van Wert, Ohio]
Medical Certificate of Death:
* * *
Death occurred at 5 p.m.
Cause of Death: Accidental electrocution by coming in contact with high tension wire; died 45 minutes after accident.
Physician's statement: B. H. Moffatt, M.D.
~~~
Delphos Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio), 3 January 1930, Friday, Page 2:
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR RALPH WARD HELD SATURDAY--To be Conducted at 10 O'Clock, Saturday Morning at Elida U. B. Church with Rev. Lilly in Charge--Burial in Union Cemetery Near Elida--Death Caused by Touching Live Wire While Working Near Shelby--Son of Frank Ward.--
Funeral services for Ralph Ward, twenty-five, will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the Elida U. B. church. Rev. G. W. Lilly, pastor of the church, will be in charge of the services. Burial will be made in Union Cemetery near Elida. He was the son of Frank C. Ward, of Elida.
Mr. Ward was electrocuted Wednesday afternoon near Shelby, Ohio, while working as lineman for the Ohio Power Company, he accidentally touched a live wire, causing his sudden death.
He leaves to mourn his death besides his father, the following brothers and sisters; Nellie, of Columbus; Jessie, of Lima; Glenn, of Columbus and Walter, of Lima.
The body was taken Thursday to a funeral home at Lima.
~~~
Delphos Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio), 11 February 1930, Tuesday, Page 4: Appraisement Filed
J. A. Machan, M. J. Lynch and Harman Funni appraised the estate of Ralph F. Ward at $343.78, an inventory appraisement filed Monday by Mack P. Colt shows.
Delphos Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio), 4 March 1930, Tuesday, Page 5: Allen County
Sale Authorized.
The private sale of an automobile included in the estate of Ralph F. Ward was authorized Monday by Allen County Probate Judge Hamilton. M. C. Colt is administrator.
Death Certificate [additional facts in brackets]:
Name: Ralph Franklin Ward
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 01 Jan 1930
Event Place: Sharon Twp., Richland, Ohio
Residence Place: Elida, O.
Address: R.D. #1
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Occupation: Lineman, building E & L Power lines for the Ohio Power Co.
Birth Date: 08 Oct 1904
Birthplace: Ohio City, Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1905
Burial Date: 04 Jan 1930
Burial Place:
Cemetery: Union
Informant: Frank C. Ward, Lima, Ohio
Father's Name: Frank C. Ward
Father's Birthplace: Sugarcreek, Ohio
Mother's Name: Mary A. Mcdormen [McDorman]
Mother's Birthplace: Putnam Co., Ohio [Jennings Twp., Van Wert, Ohio]
Medical Certificate of Death:
* * *
Death occurred at 5 p.m.
Cause of Death: Accidental electrocution by coming in contact with high tension wire; died 45 minutes after accident.
Physician's statement: B. H. Moffatt, M.D.
~~~
Delphos Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio), 3 January 1930, Friday, Page 2:
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR RALPH WARD HELD SATURDAY--To be Conducted at 10 O'Clock, Saturday Morning at Elida U. B. Church with Rev. Lilly in Charge--Burial in Union Cemetery Near Elida--Death Caused by Touching Live Wire While Working Near Shelby--Son of Frank Ward.--
Funeral services for Ralph Ward, twenty-five, will be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the Elida U. B. church. Rev. G. W. Lilly, pastor of the church, will be in charge of the services. Burial will be made in Union Cemetery near Elida. He was the son of Frank C. Ward, of Elida.
Mr. Ward was electrocuted Wednesday afternoon near Shelby, Ohio, while working as lineman for the Ohio Power Company, he accidentally touched a live wire, causing his sudden death.
He leaves to mourn his death besides his father, the following brothers and sisters; Nellie, of Columbus; Jessie, of Lima; Glenn, of Columbus and Walter, of Lima.
The body was taken Thursday to a funeral home at Lima.
~~~
Delphos Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio), 11 February 1930, Tuesday, Page 4: Appraisement Filed
J. A. Machan, M. J. Lynch and Harman Funni appraised the estate of Ralph F. Ward at $343.78, an inventory appraisement filed Monday by Mack P. Colt shows.
Delphos Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio), 4 March 1930, Tuesday, Page 5: Allen County
Sale Authorized.
The private sale of an automobile included in the estate of Ralph F. Ward was authorized Monday by Allen County Probate Judge Hamilton. M. C. Colt is administrator.
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