Phillip Fred (Fred) Ward was the son of Phillip Floyd and Mary Catherine Ward. Although their middle names were different, Fred, was also known as P. F. Ward, Jr.
Fred served in World War I, and his registration card was signed June 12, 1917, and described him as a single, oil field worker for Texas Exploration Company in Damon, Texas. He was also described as tall (his son recalled that he was 6'-2"), grey eyes, and blonde hair. He was spared going overseas by a flu epidemic.
Just a few months later, on September 30, 1917, Fred married Jessie Louise McKinley in Ft. Bend County, Texas. She was 17 and he was almost 26 years old when they married. They had three children - 1) Jesse Philip (Phil) Ward, 2) Byron McKinley (Mack) Ward, and 3) Helen Louise (Helen) Ward Dusek.
Fred worked the oil fields around Damon, and also spent time in Arizona. He and Louise spent quite a few years in Venezuela where he was drilling water wells for the government there.
Fred and his brother, Jesse, also built & owned the Fairview Courts, Cafe and Service Station in Rosenberg for a number of years. His children as well as many nieces and nephews were employed there during their early years and have fond memories of the time they spent working there.
After spending much of his life traveling, Fred was back in Ft. Bend County when he died on November 22, 1966 at the Polly Ryon Hospital in Richmond, Texas. He was buried November 25, 1966 in the Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg, Texas.
The following obituary was published in Rosenberg's Herald Coaster on Friday, November 25, 1966:
Ward, Phillip F. -
Funeral services for Phillip F. Ward, 75, of Rosenberg were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Garmany and Co. Chapel in Rosenberg. Rev. Charlie Lamb and Rev. Dan Hubbell officiated.
Mr. Ward passed away Tuesday night at the Polly Ryon Hospital after an extended illness. He was a member of the West Columbia Masonic Lodge, and a World War I Veteran.
He was the owner and operator of the Fairview Cafe and Service Station for 16 years prior to his retirement in 1947. He then moved to William, Arizona, where he lived for 18 years before he moved back to Rosenberg two years ago.
Among his survivors are his wife, Mrs. Louise Ward of Rosenberg; a daughter, Mrs. Otto Dusek of Rosenberg; two sons, Phillip Ward of Houston and Mack Ward of Page, Arizona; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Garna Hubbell of Rosenberg, and two brothers, Jesse Ward of Rosenberg and Ben D. Ward of San Antonio.
Pallbearers were members of the Masonic Lodge. Masonic graveside services were held at the Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Funeral services were under the direction of GArmany and Co. Funeral Directors.
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Fred served in World War I, and his registration card was signed June 12, 1917, and described him as a single, oil field worker for Texas Exploration Company in Damon, Texas. He was also described as tall (his son recalled that he was 6'-2"), grey eyes, and blonde hair. He was spared going overseas by a flu epidemic.
Just a few months later, on September 30, 1917, Fred married Jessie Louise McKinley in Ft. Bend County, Texas. She was 17 and he was almost 26 years old when they married. They had three children - 1) Jesse Philip (Phil) Ward, 2) Byron McKinley (Mack) Ward, and 3) Helen Louise (Helen) Ward Dusek.
Fred worked the oil fields around Damon, and also spent time in Arizona. He and Louise spent quite a few years in Venezuela where he was drilling water wells for the government there.
Fred and his brother, Jesse, also built & owned the Fairview Courts, Cafe and Service Station in Rosenberg for a number of years. His children as well as many nieces and nephews were employed there during their early years and have fond memories of the time they spent working there.
After spending much of his life traveling, Fred was back in Ft. Bend County when he died on November 22, 1966 at the Polly Ryon Hospital in Richmond, Texas. He was buried November 25, 1966 in the Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg, Texas.
The following obituary was published in Rosenberg's Herald Coaster on Friday, November 25, 1966:
Ward, Phillip F. -
Funeral services for Phillip F. Ward, 75, of Rosenberg were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Garmany and Co. Chapel in Rosenberg. Rev. Charlie Lamb and Rev. Dan Hubbell officiated.
Mr. Ward passed away Tuesday night at the Polly Ryon Hospital after an extended illness. He was a member of the West Columbia Masonic Lodge, and a World War I Veteran.
He was the owner and operator of the Fairview Cafe and Service Station for 16 years prior to his retirement in 1947. He then moved to William, Arizona, where he lived for 18 years before he moved back to Rosenberg two years ago.
Among his survivors are his wife, Mrs. Louise Ward of Rosenberg; a daughter, Mrs. Otto Dusek of Rosenberg; two sons, Phillip Ward of Houston and Mack Ward of Page, Arizona; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Garna Hubbell of Rosenberg, and two brothers, Jesse Ward of Rosenberg and Ben D. Ward of San Antonio.
Pallbearers were members of the Masonic Lodge. Masonic graveside services were held at the Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Funeral services were under the direction of GArmany and Co. Funeral Directors.
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Phillip Fred (Fred) Ward was the son of Phillip Floyd and Mary Catherine Ward. Although their middle names were different, Fred, was also known as P. F. Ward, Jr.
Fred served in World War I, and his registration card was signed June 12, 1917, and described him as a single, oil field worker for Texas Exploration Company in Damon, Texas. He was also described as tall (his son recalled that he was 6'-2"), grey eyes, and blonde hair. He was spared going overseas by a flu epidemic.
Just a few months later, on September 30, 1917, Fred married Jessie Louise McKinley in Ft. Bend County, Texas. She was 17 and he was almost 26 years old when they married. They had three children - 1) Jesse Philip (Phil) Ward, 2) Byron McKinley (Mack) Ward, and 3) Helen Louise (Helen) Ward Dusek.
Fred worked the oil fields around Damon, and also spent time in Arizona. He and Louise spent quite a few years in Venezuela where he was drilling water wells for the government there.
Fred and his brother, Jesse, also built & owned the Fairview Courts, Cafe and Service Station in Rosenberg for a number of years. His children as well as many nieces and nephews were employed there during their early years and have fond memories of the time they spent working there.
After spending much of his life traveling, Fred was back in Ft. Bend County when he died on November 22, 1966 at the Polly Ryon Hospital in Richmond, Texas. He was buried November 25, 1966 in the Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg, Texas.
The following obituary was published in Rosenberg's Herald Coaster on Friday, November 25, 1966:
Ward, Phillip F. -
Funeral services for Phillip F. Ward, 75, of Rosenberg were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Garmany and Co. Chapel in Rosenberg. Rev. Charlie Lamb and Rev. Dan Hubbell officiated.
Mr. Ward passed away Tuesday night at the Polly Ryon Hospital after an extended illness. He was a member of the West Columbia Masonic Lodge, and a World War I Veteran.
He was the owner and operator of the Fairview Cafe and Service Station for 16 years prior to his retirement in 1947. He then moved to William, Arizona, where he lived for 18 years before he moved back to Rosenberg two years ago.
Among his survivors are his wife, Mrs. Louise Ward of Rosenberg; a daughter, Mrs. Otto Dusek of Rosenberg; two sons, Phillip Ward of Houston and Mack Ward of Page, Arizona; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Garna Hubbell of Rosenberg, and two brothers, Jesse Ward of Rosenberg and Ben D. Ward of San Antonio.
Pallbearers were members of the Masonic Lodge. Masonic graveside services were held at the Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Funeral services were under the direction of GArmany and Co. Funeral Directors.
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Fred served in World War I, and his registration card was signed June 12, 1917, and described him as a single, oil field worker for Texas Exploration Company in Damon, Texas. He was also described as tall (his son recalled that he was 6'-2"), grey eyes, and blonde hair. He was spared going overseas by a flu epidemic.
Just a few months later, on September 30, 1917, Fred married Jessie Louise McKinley in Ft. Bend County, Texas. She was 17 and he was almost 26 years old when they married. They had three children - 1) Jesse Philip (Phil) Ward, 2) Byron McKinley (Mack) Ward, and 3) Helen Louise (Helen) Ward Dusek.
Fred worked the oil fields around Damon, and also spent time in Arizona. He and Louise spent quite a few years in Venezuela where he was drilling water wells for the government there.
Fred and his brother, Jesse, also built & owned the Fairview Courts, Cafe and Service Station in Rosenberg for a number of years. His children as well as many nieces and nephews were employed there during their early years and have fond memories of the time they spent working there.
After spending much of his life traveling, Fred was back in Ft. Bend County when he died on November 22, 1966 at the Polly Ryon Hospital in Richmond, Texas. He was buried November 25, 1966 in the Greenlawn Memorial Park in Rosenberg, Texas.
The following obituary was published in Rosenberg's Herald Coaster on Friday, November 25, 1966:
Ward, Phillip F. -
Funeral services for Phillip F. Ward, 75, of Rosenberg were held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Garmany and Co. Chapel in Rosenberg. Rev. Charlie Lamb and Rev. Dan Hubbell officiated.
Mr. Ward passed away Tuesday night at the Polly Ryon Hospital after an extended illness. He was a member of the West Columbia Masonic Lodge, and a World War I Veteran.
He was the owner and operator of the Fairview Cafe and Service Station for 16 years prior to his retirement in 1947. He then moved to William, Arizona, where he lived for 18 years before he moved back to Rosenberg two years ago.
Among his survivors are his wife, Mrs. Louise Ward of Rosenberg; a daughter, Mrs. Otto Dusek of Rosenberg; two sons, Phillip Ward of Houston and Mack Ward of Page, Arizona; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Garna Hubbell of Rosenberg, and two brothers, Jesse Ward of Rosenberg and Ben D. Ward of San Antonio.
Pallbearers were members of the Masonic Lodge. Masonic graveside services were held at the Greenlawn Memorial Park.
Funeral services were under the direction of GArmany and Co. Funeral Directors.
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