| Tuesday,
August 18, 2009
Thomas Edwin Ward, age 74, of Gulfport, died Friday,
August 14, 2009, in Gulfport. Mr. Ward was a native of
Tunica County, MS. He began his service to his Lord and
Savior as a Sunday School Superintendant at the First
Baptist Church, Dundee, MS. He continued serving the
Lord by his physical and spiritual presence until the
day of his death. Mr. Ward graduated from Memphis State
University and served as a Captain with the United States
Air Force. He retired as a Systems Engineer with IBM
working on the space program at NASA in Houston, TX.
He worked as a consultant at KAFB, was an active member
of Gulf Haven Mennonite Church, and was a member of MS
Archaeology Society.
Mr. Ward was preceded in death by
his first wife, Edna Regenold Ward, son, Stephen Ward,
parents, Walter and Maggie Shepherd Ward, a sister, Maurine
Embry, and a brother, Walter Eugene Ward. Survivors include
his wife, Peggy Stiglets-Ward, two children, Robert "Bob" Ward
and his wife Tina, Houston, TX, and Michael Ward and
his wife Kimberly, Austin, TX; step-children, Stephanie
(James) Hanzalik, William (Imelda) Stiglets, Stephen
(Lisa) Stiglets, and Sean (Shirley) Stiglets; a sister,
Jimmie (J.C.) Dabadie, Baton Rouge, LA; 16 grandchildren,
and an expected grandson.
Visitation will be Monday, August 17, 2009, from 6
- 8 pm at the RIEMANN FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 11280
Three
Rivers Road, Gulfport. The funeral service will be
11:00 am Tuesday at Gulf Haven Mennonite Church where
friends
may visit from 10 - 11 am. Interment will be in Gulf
Haven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
sent to Pine Lake Fellowship Camp c/o Gulf Haven Mennonite
Church, 21497 Mennonite Rd, Gulfport, MS 39503. An
online guestbook may be signed at www.riemannfamily.com |
