WARD, Rev. Charles E. 1861 - 1935

WARD, SMITH, BATES

Posted By: Lynn McCleary (email)
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:29

Wapello Republican, November 21, 1935, page 1

Fairfield Ledger: Rev. Charles E. WARD, well known Fairfield resident and local preacher, died Friday at 3:00 a.m., at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H. C. SMITH in Fort Belvoir, Va.

On January 11, of this year, he suffered a stroke, in Fairfield, from which he had recovered. On November 2, he suffered a second stroke in Ft. Belvior, which proved fatal.

The funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m., in the First Methodist church here, in charge of Dr. U. S. Smith. The body will lie in state from 1:30 until 2:30 p.m. The body will arrive from Virginia tomorrow and be taken to the Murray Funeral Home here.

Rev. WARD was for a number of years a prominent businessman in Fairfield, operating a lumber yard here. He also served two terms on the city council. He was closely associated with the membership and active work of the Methodist Episcopal church, serving in later years as a local pastor.

He served charges at Hillsboro, West Point, Packwood, West Grove, Kirksville, Brighton, Wapello and Muscatine.

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Admin. note: His wife was Razilla Jane BATES, 1864-1938; they are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA, in Lot Old.P.043.