Mrs. Gracie Ward Dies At Childress

CHILDRESS, Tex. (Special) - Mrs. Gracie Gertrude Ward, 88, died at her home here Thursday. She had been seriously ill for two years.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in Newberry Chapel, conducted by Rev. Burgin Watkins, pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Childress Cemetery.

Mrs. Ward, widow of the late A.D. Ward, was born Oct. 8, 1875, in Pennsylvania and was a member of the First Methodist Church. She and her husband came here from Amarillo in 1908. He was a Fort Worth and Denver Railway engineer. She had been active in the Burlington Veterans Auxiliary.

Survivors are on son, Joe Ward of West Plains, Mo.; two grandsons, Arch Tom Ward of West Plains and Joe Henry Ward of Dallas; and two great-grandchildren.

(Published in Wichita Falls Times, Wichita Falls, Texas · Sunday, June 14, 1964, Page 10)

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Mrs. Grace Ward and son, of Childress, Texas, have visited friends here the past week. Mrs. Ward is a sister to Mrs. U.J. LaMotte. It is 16 years since she visited in the North. Mrs. Ward was formerly from Glen Rock, where an uncle, Mr. Harpel [sic] resides.

Twenty six persons were entertained Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. U.J. LaMotte. The LaMotte home is always a hospitable one where friends and guests receive cordial welcome. Royal entertainment was furnished the gusts Sunday and an exceedingly pleasant day was enjoyed by all.

(Published in The Glen Rock Item, Glen Rock, Pennsylvania · Friday, June 27, 1913, Page 3)

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Grace G Harple in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013

Name Grace G Harple

Baptism Age 0

Event Type Baptism

Birth Date 8 Oct 1875

Baptism Date 30 Jan 1876

Baptism Place Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Denomination Lutheran Organization

Name Zion Evangelical Lutheran

Father Jacob Harple

Mother Catharine Harpel

Gracie Ward in the Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000

Name Gracie Ward

Death Date 11 Jun 1964

Death County Childress

Gender Female

Marital Status Widowed

Gracie Gertrude Ward in the Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982

Name Gracie Gertrude Ward

Gender Female

Race White

Death Age 88

Birth Date 8 Oct 1875

Birth Place Pennsylvania

Residence Date Abt 1964

Residence Place Childress, Childress, Texas, USA

Death Date 11 Jun 1964

Death Place Childress, Childress, Texas, USA

Grace Gertrude Ward in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Name Grace Gertrude Ward

[Grace Gertrude Harble]

Gender Female

Race White

Birth Date 8 Oct 1875

Birth Place Glen Rock, Pennsylvania

Father Jacob Harble

Mother Christiana Baum

Notes Feb 1963: Name listed as GRACE GERTRUDE WARD