Jane, the daughter of Richard and Mollie C. Lane, was born in Kentucky on December 27, 1893. Shortly after Jane's mom died, her dad moved her and her brothers to Rosenberg, Texas.
Her father traded at the grocery store where her future husband, Walter Ward, worked, and that is how they met. He would send notes to her in the groceries. They were married on Sunday, June 7, 1914 in the Christian Church in Rosenberg.
The Wards were the parents of five children, 3 sons and two daughters. They were Walter Lane (W. L.) Ward, William Wilson (Bill) Ward, Sidney Richard (Sid) Ward, Mary Brooks Ward, and Janeice Rebecca Ward Davis.
Jane was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who was so proud of her family.
On February 13, 1983, Jane died and was buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery beside her husband.
The following obit was published in Rosenberg's Herald Coaster on Monday, 14 Feb. 1983:
WARD - Funeral services for Jane Brooks Ward, 89, of Rosenberg are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church in Rosenberg with Rev. John Oliver presiding. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Ward died Sunday at Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 27, 1893 in Mount Sterling, Ky.
Survivors include two sons, Sidney Ward of Rosenberg and William W. Ward of San Antonio; one brother, James H. Lane of Rosenberg; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday at the Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Rosenberg.
Her father traded at the grocery store where her future husband, Walter Ward, worked, and that is how they met. He would send notes to her in the groceries. They were married on Sunday, June 7, 1914 in the Christian Church in Rosenberg.
The Wards were the parents of five children, 3 sons and two daughters. They were Walter Lane (W. L.) Ward, William Wilson (Bill) Ward, Sidney Richard (Sid) Ward, Mary Brooks Ward, and Janeice Rebecca Ward Davis.
Jane was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who was so proud of her family.
On February 13, 1983, Jane died and was buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery beside her husband.
The following obit was published in Rosenberg's Herald Coaster on Monday, 14 Feb. 1983:
WARD - Funeral services for Jane Brooks Ward, 89, of Rosenberg are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church in Rosenberg with Rev. John Oliver presiding. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Ward died Sunday at Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 27, 1893 in Mount Sterling, Ky.
Survivors include two sons, Sidney Ward of Rosenberg and William W. Ward of San Antonio; one brother, James H. Lane of Rosenberg; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday at the Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Rosenberg.
Jane, the daughter of Richard and Mollie C. Lane, was born in Kentucky on December 27, 1893. Shortly after Jane's mom died, her dad moved her and her brothers to Rosenberg, Texas.
Her father traded at the grocery store where her future husband, Walter Ward, worked, and that is how they met. He would send notes to her in the groceries. They were married on Sunday, June 7, 1914 in the Christian Church in Rosenberg.
The Wards were the parents of five children, 3 sons and two daughters. They were Walter Lane (W. L.) Ward, William Wilson (Bill) Ward, Sidney Richard (Sid) Ward, Mary Brooks Ward, and Janeice Rebecca Ward Davis.
Jane was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who was so proud of her family.
On February 13, 1983, Jane died and was buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery beside her husband.
The following obit was published in Rosenberg's Herald Coaster on Monday, 14 Feb. 1983:
WARD - Funeral services for Jane Brooks Ward, 89, of Rosenberg are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church in Rosenberg with Rev. John Oliver presiding. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Ward died Sunday at Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 27, 1893 in Mount Sterling, Ky.
Survivors include two sons, Sidney Ward of Rosenberg and William W. Ward of San Antonio; one brother, James H. Lane of Rosenberg; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday at the Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Rosenberg.
Her father traded at the grocery store where her future husband, Walter Ward, worked, and that is how they met. He would send notes to her in the groceries. They were married on Sunday, June 7, 1914 in the Christian Church in Rosenberg.
The Wards were the parents of five children, 3 sons and two daughters. They were Walter Lane (W. L.) Ward, William Wilson (Bill) Ward, Sidney Richard (Sid) Ward, Mary Brooks Ward, and Janeice Rebecca Ward Davis.
Jane was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who was so proud of her family.
On February 13, 1983, Jane died and was buried in the Greenlawn Cemetery beside her husband.
The following obit was published in Rosenberg's Herald Coaster on Monday, 14 Feb. 1983:
WARD - Funeral services for Jane Brooks Ward, 89, of Rosenberg are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church in Rosenberg with Rev. John Oliver presiding. Burial will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Mrs. Ward died Sunday at Polly Ryon Memorial Hospital. She was born Dec. 27, 1893 in Mount Sterling, Ky.
Survivors include two sons, Sidney Ward of Rosenberg and William W. Ward of San Antonio; one brother, James H. Lane of Rosenberg; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. Monday at the Davis Funeral Home Chapel in Rosenberg.
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