Obituary of Martha Ward

Mrs. Martha Presnell Ward, age 70, of Banner Elk, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. Born May 6, 1950 in Watauga County, she was a daughter of the late Edward Lee and Nettie Hicks Presnell. Martha was a homemaker. She also enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and making baby blankets. She was also a woodcrafter, and was fiercely independent. She is survived by three children, Rebecca Arnette and husband Bobby of Deep Gap, Jody Ward and Sharon Pope of Banner Elk, and Jeffrey Ward and wife Angela of Boone, and five grandchildren, David Charles Arnette, Jacob Holden Ward, William Doyle Arnette, Seth Isaac Ward and Alyssa Jean Arnette, she is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband and high school sweetheart, David Harmon Ward. Funeral services for Mrs. Martha Ward will be conducted at a later date. Online condolences may be shared with the Ward family at www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the Ward family.