| Maiden Name: Parks |
| Death Date: 2017-02-18 Birth Date: 1931-09-11 Spouse: Wilbur D. Ward |
| Survived By: Daughter, Cheryl (Peter) Hendry; sister, Marilyn Probst. |
| Other: 85 years of age of Dillsboro, IN. Born in Dearborn County to Lytle and Mayme (Mendel) Parks. She was a 1949 graduate of Aurora High School. She was a member of the Dillsboro United Methodist Church and had been an employee of Tandy's IGA and had worked at Lake Dilldear. She enjoyed cooking and baking things for her church family and her many friends at her apartment complex. She loved word games and cared dearly for her family, never forgetting anybody's birethday. Her husband, son, Stephen and sister, Evelyn Manford preceded her in death. Filter-DeVries Funeral Home, Dillsboro, IN in charge of arrangements. |
| Cemetery: Mt. Sinai Cemetery, west of Aurora, IN. |
| Obituary Source: Journal Press Feb. 21, 2017 DC Register Feb. 23, 2017 |