Obituary of William B. Ward

Mr. William Blaine Ward, 84, of Northside Drive, Sugar Grove, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, December 21, 2007. He was born February 4, 1923 to the late Caroline "Callie" Woodring and Roby Monroe Ward. He was a retired carpenter for Appalachian State University, of the Baptist Faith and attended Piney Grove Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Martha Mary Presnell Ward, of the home, three daughters; Caroline Ward and husband Floyd, Sandra Pennell, and Tina Ward, five sons; Hubert Ward, Arthur Ward and wife Debbie, James Ward and wife Linda, Tommy Ward and fianc� Sandra Parlier all of Sugar Grove, and Richard Ward and girlfriend Jennifer Miller of Deep Gap, twenty grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Claire Glenn and Alice Harmon and five brothers; Dewey, Howard, Marshall, Ronald, and Clinard Ward. Funeral services for Mr. William Blaine Ward will be conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home. Officiating will be Rev. Harvey Presnell and Rev. David Testerman. Burial will follow in the Blaine Ward Family Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to High Country Health Care System Hospice, 400 Shadowline Drive, Suite 100-B, Boone, North Carolina 28607. The family will receive friends Sunday afternoon prior to the service from 12:30 until 2 o'clock at Austin & Barnes Funeral Home. On line condolences may be sent to the Ward family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com. Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Ward family.